Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
11
11
10
18
13
25
47
57
113
201
269
92
86
69
38
26
40
7
6
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM1.75m
11:11PM1.75m
11:46AM1.73m
00:04AM1.71m
12:43PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.26m
5:34AM0.17m
6:00PM0.30m
6:27AM0.20m
6:58PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
13
16
18
15
12
13
13
13
14
16
15
14
12
10
8
7
10
16
18
15
11
Feels °C
11
12
14
11
9
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
9
7
4
3
7
12
13
11
8
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