Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 6 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is

17.6°C

Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matata today (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	7s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (11 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 11							Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	512	569	419	333	286	135	212	161	128	149	145	128	135	142	145	145	166	110	91	86	109	100	79	66	51	50
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	SW	SW	WNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:49AM1.76m				9:00PM1.67m				9:30AM1.76m				9:42PM1.64m					10:11AM1.73m				10:23PM1.61m
Low Tide	2:33AM0.20m				3:01PM0.31m				3:14AM0.21m				3:43PM0.33m				3:56AM0.24m					4:26PM0.35m				4:37AM0.27m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	10	6	4	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	19	19	19	19	17	16	14	13	17	20	19	20	16	13	12	12	17	19	19	18	15	13	12	11
Feels °C	13	13	17	16	17	18	17	16	13	12	16	17	15	17	14	11	10	10	16	16	16	16	15	11	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 12	NE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	ENE 10	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	55	24	24	23	25	135	212	161	93	149	145	128	135	142	145	145	166	110	91	86	36	100	79	66	51	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	N 7	N 15	N 15	N 15	NNW 6	N 6	N 15	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	N 14	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	—	11	3	11	20	45	80	88	128	61	59	38	38	67	51	36	38	62	59	38	33	50	37	35	34	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 15	N 15	ENE 11	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 10	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	—	—	2	2	2	11	11	45	45	45	20	2	9	9	67	67	46	37	37	36	2	32	31	31	31	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 8	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	W 2	—	—	—	NW 2	N 7	NNW 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	512	569	419	333	286	99	120	—	—	—	—	61	74	56	—	1	—	—	—	2	109	10	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	138	82	82	138	138	82	0	0	0	0	0	113	82	32	0	0	0	0	0	89	152	68	22	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		2	3			2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1		1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	2	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	8	8	8	8	8	7	9	6	5	5	5	5	4	4

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