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Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
22.1° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 4PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.9
NE
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)131314121212121312111111111012111110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)315637305050508246424148791504044923454002041561168010680
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
1.67
7:48PM
1.59
8:16AM
1.74
8:32PM
1.65
8:57AM
1.80
9:17PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
0.37
2:01AM
0.25
2:34PM
0.28
2:45AM
0.20
3:17PM
0.21
3:29AM
0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46
Sunset---8:08-------8:07-------8:07----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192121201817151520232423191614141923252319191514
Feels °C (?)181919191818141420212118161412121620212018181311
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