Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.9°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
52
54
54
54
54
77
102
118
121
143
281
342
307
388
440
459
419
419
339
294
230
199
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:58AM1.61m
3:36PM1.72m
4:05AM1.61m
4:39PM1.73m
5:08AM1.63m
5:36PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.26m
9:56PM0.31m
10:17AM0.27m
10:59PM0.28m
11:19AM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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7:21
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Temp °C
10
9
12
14
14
13
11
10
9
9
15
19
19
18
16
13
14
14
18
20
17
17
15
Feels °C
7
6
10
11
11
11
10
7
5
5
12
17
16
17
14
11
12
12
16
17
16
15
12
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