Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 68 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.71m | 8:57PM1.80m | 9:23AM1.74m | 9:39PM1.80m | 10:07AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.21m | 3:18AM0.16m | 3:35PM0.21m | 4:01AM0.14m | 4:20PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 51 | 68 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | NNE 10 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 5 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 36 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 152 | 138 | 138 | 35 | 22 | 131 | 0 | 32 | 138 | 22 | 22 | 73 | 68 | 73 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 35 | 141 |
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