Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.9°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
12
0.6
NE
7
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
35
49
75
40
52
54
54
54
63
63
79
102
121
294
357
388
388
396
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:32PM1.73m
2:58AM1.61m
3:36PM1.72m
4:05AM1.61m
4:39PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.32m
9:14AM0.26m
9:56PM0.31m
10:17AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
12
11
11
10
9
12
14
14
12
11
10
9
8
15
19
20
18
14
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
7
6
10
11
11
10
11
8
6
5
12
16
15
14
11
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