Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.3° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
1
N
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
24
34
36
38
28
27
29
29
29
29
30
30
53
83
77
91
198
289
299
403
245
231
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SE
0
WSW
5
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:15AM1.80m
9:29PM1.75m
9:57AM1.78m
10:11PM1.70m
10:39AM1.75m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.13m
3:27PM0.24m
3:44AM0.16m
4:10PM0.27m
4:25AM0.20m
4:52PM0.32m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
14
16
19
19
18
17
15
13
13
15
18
18
17
15
14
16
16
17
16
13
12
10
Feels °C
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
14
12
12
15
16
17
17
14
13
14
13
12
11
10
8
6
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