Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.4°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 7AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.5
NW
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
5
4
4
4
11
12
14
18
16
23
45
71
169
237
158
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23PM1.78m
10:55AM1.75m
11:11PM1.75m
11:46AM1.73m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.15m
5:08PM0.26m
5:34AM0.17m
6:00PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
13
16
18
15
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
11
12
13
11
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
8
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