Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 7PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (08 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
N
7
1.9
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
135
91
100
82
91
79
96
93
74
71
71
85
85
75
60
58
82
113
161
139
165
284
331
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:51PM1.69m
7:24AM1.73m
7:36PM1.69m
8:07AM1.75m
8:19PM1.68m
Low Tide
12:47PM0.33m
1:09AM0.20m
1:34PM0.32m
1:52AM0.19m
2:18PM0.31m
2:33AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
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5:58
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5:58
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5:56
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5:56
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7:53
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
 mm
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2
4
2
1
3
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1
4
5
2
2
3
11
9
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
16
17
16
16
18
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
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