Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)25ft (7.5m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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0
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2
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NNE
4.5
NNE
5
NNE
5.5
NE
6
NE
7
NE
7.5
NNE
6
NNE
4.5
NNE
4
N
3
N
1.7
N
1.3
NE
1.4
N
1.7
NNE
1.4
N
1.9
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
0.9
NNW
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
N
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)1414141413131313121211101099888778876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71567927951211609134701706721086114166330403719445843093204742584662631777761455560
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
ESE
30
E
40
E
45
E
50
ENE
45
NE
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
0.46
8:06AM
0.53
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:35-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:46-
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1-23571992------33------2
Temp. °C192120202020212120191817181919181816161617191917
Feels °C (?)171917161413161615151415161718161715161516171715
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