Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1
1
1
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)
1
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
54
49
64
64
84
50
39
30
21
11
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
4
4
4
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:43AM1.80m
6:24PM1.92m
6:42AM1.83m
7:20PM1.98m
7:39AM1.85m
8:14PM2.01m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.04m
00:40AM0.17m
1:01PM0.00m
1:38AM0.12m
1:56PM-0.02m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
9
14
15
14
14
12
11
11
11
14
15
14
12
9
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
9
8
7
13
13
12
12
10
9
10
10
11
12
11
8
5
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