Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | NNE 12 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 108 | 117 | 93 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.69m | 11:35PM1.58m | 12:05PM1.63m | 00:20AM1.52m | 12:52PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.37m | 5:50AM0.32m | 6:20PM0.43m | 6:35AM0.38m | 7:08PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 131 | 108 | 117 | 93 | 54 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 7 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 11 | NE 9 | NW 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 18 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 65 | 22 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 99 | 108 | 108 | 140 | 151 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 139 | 166 | 139 | 108 |
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