Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 NZST
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Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NNE
0.1
N
0.5
N
0.7
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)7776666666655134445566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62291588873324254615314662858995116120
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
1.69
5:08AM
1.60
5:37PM
1.71
6:00AM
1.63
6:23PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
0.31
11:03PM
0.34
11:20AM
0.29
11:55PM
0.30
12:10PM
0.28
12:41AM
0.25
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise6:07-------6:05-------6:03-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:07-------6:07----
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11-------------------1
Temp. °C13131311865581112101099101314141414141414
Feels °C (?)109107421158988767899101091010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Matata (light winds from the SSW at WhakataneAeroAws 15 km from Matata). 0.6m 7s swell from the NW to make surfable waves.

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17 km/h
SSW
Offshore
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