
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 7AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 15 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
298 | 219 | 144 | 196 | 173 | 138 | 132 | 81 | 74 | 54 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 22 | 21 | |
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 | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:13AM1.64m | 3:54PM1.74m | 4:18AM1.66m | 4:55PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.35m | 9:31AM0.23m | 10:12PM0.31m | 10:34AM0.20m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
298 | 219 | 144 | 196 | 173 | 138 | 132 | 81 | 74 | 54 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNW 8 | NE 17 | NE 7 | NE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 8 | NNE 15 | N 6 |
2 | 18 | 51 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | E 9 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | N 18 | NE 17 | — | NE 16 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNW 7 | N 16 | NNE 15 |
5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | N 6 | NE 4 |
3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 41 | 145 | 26 | 41 |
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