Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
18
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
16
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.5
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.4
N
14
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
12
12
24
24
23
21
26
29
30
30
33
45
67
67
73
65
65
64
48
40
40
30
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:49AM1.68m
4:22PM1.59m
4:41AM1.67m
5:14PM1.62m
5:29AM1.67m
6:02PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.30m
10:28PM0.36m
11:01AM0.27m
11:21PM0.36m
11:48AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
12
11
13
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
15
13
13
14
16
17
13
11
11
10
9
11
16
16
15
14
14
12
12
14
16
15
14
14
14
11
11
10
11
12
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
7
8
11
15
10
33
45
67
67
73
65
65
64
48
40
40
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.4
N
14
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
Energy kJ
27
27
12
12
11
11
11
11
26
29
30
30
30
10
10
66
25
25
25
25
27
28
29
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.2
N
18
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.4
NW
3
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
13
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
24
24
23
21
21
25
20
7
10
17
17
3
8
21
21
8
8
4
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
3
12
12
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
99
99
26
99
139
99
99
41
26
0
0
41
41
41
0
0
0
0
22
68
99
99
99
99
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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