Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matata today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.4
NW
3
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
15
N
10
WSW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:53PM1.58m
5:14AM1.52m
5:38PM1.65m
6:01AM1.60m
6:21PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.41m
11:23AM0.36m
11:55PM0.32m
12:10PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
12
11
8
6
5
8
13
14
14
10
9
8
9
12
15
12
11
12
Feels °C
10
8
7
4
3
2
6
10
10
11
7
6
5
6
10
11
8
10
10
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