Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
33
32
32
39
31
22
31
51
51
50
62
48
67
91
143
235
273
316
273
206
176
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
0
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:05PM1.56m
11:36AM1.65m
11:49PM1.50m
12:20PM1.61m
00:35AM1.46m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.32m
5:53PM0.42m
6:03AM0.36m
6:39PM0.45m
6:47AM0.41m
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clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
19
18
15
14
13
13
18
20
20
18
17
16
16
17
19
20
20
19
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
17
17
16
14
12
12
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
19
14
12
12
13
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