Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NE
10
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
42
72
80
182
342
474
427
310
245
203
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03AM1.67m
1:45PM1.70m
2:07AM1.64m
2:50PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.34m
7:25AM0.23m
8:00PM0.36m
8:27AM0.24m
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clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
2
7
2
2
Temp °C
11
9
8
9
12
14
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
8
6
5
7
10
10
12
10
10
11
10
10
10
14
13
11
8
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