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Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matata sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Matata today?
The current surf forecast for Matata at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 450 | 331 | 249 | 197 | 158 | 105 | 102 | 83 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 42 | 48 | 69 | 69 | 355 | 724 | 705 | 497 | 270 | 187 | 152 | 96 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:32PM 1.60 | 4:11AM 1.70 | 4:38PM 1.59 | 5:12AM 1.71 | 5:39PM 1.61 | 6:08AM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:25AM 0.35 | 9:48PM 0.28 | 10:30AM 0.35 | 10:51PM 0.30 | 11:32AM 0.32 | 11:51PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
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