Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
10
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
122
158
196
151
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
15
N
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
5:14AM1.52m
5:38PM1.65m
6:01AM1.60m
6:21PM1.72m
6:46AM1.68m
7:03PM1.77m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.36m
11:55PM0.32m
12:10PM0.30m
00:39AM0.24m
12:55PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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5:58
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5:56
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6:54
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6:10
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6:12
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7:13
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1
2
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1
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Temp °C
6
5
8
13
15
15
11
9
8
9
12
15
13
11
12
12
12
13
14
16
17
15
12
Feels °C
3
2
6
9
11
12
9
6
5
7
9
11
10
9
10
9
8
11
10
12
11
10
7
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