Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.1° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)--
Afternoon (09 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (09 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.8
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.4
N
8
2
N
8
1.6
N
7
1
NNW
8
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
82
125
139
121
117
117
161
160
201
232
302
428
636
442
279
123
118
161
163
152
121
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:36PM1.69m
8:07AM1.75m
8:19PM1.68m
8:49AM1.76m
9:00PM1.67m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.19m
2:18PM0.31m
2:33AM0.20m
3:01PM0.31m
3:14AM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:54
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
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7:58
 mm
2
5
4
3
3
4
6
5
3
3
10
4
6
6
4
3
1
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
19
20
19
16
15
13
14
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
17
18
17
16
14
12
14
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