Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2
ENE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
2
N
1.9
N
Period(s) (?)788888877778888887161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)415414473473489600614566612585552605603632572491452293570736966111417691593
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
1.71
10:09AM
1.63
10:38PM
1.66
10:51AM
1.57
11:21PM
1.61
11:34AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
0.34
4:24PM
0.28
4:51AM
0.40
5:06PM
0.34
5:35AM
0.45
5:50PM
0.39
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:33---
Sunset------5:58-------5:55-------5:54-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------13611334532372111
Temp. °C171515151618181818181818181919191919181818191919
Feels °C (?)141213131314141515151516161818181818171818191920
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