Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
344
365
322
302
293
323
275
227
222
171
129
125
91
88
60
62
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53PM1.97m
8:16AM1.83m
8:42PM1.96m
9:07AM1.82m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.07m
2:29PM0.05m
3:03AM0.06m
3:19PM0.09m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
10
9
8
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
8
5
3
2
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