Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.3
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)8887778778778777711779888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)164164135107806971675150433531392726179598766
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
1.89
9:58PM
1.96
10:17AM
1.84
10:52PM
1.92
11:13AM
1.77
11:50PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
0.10
3:43PM
-0.01
4:16AM
0.12
4:36PM
0.04
5:12AM
0.17
5:31PM
0.11
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:37-------5:37-------5:35---
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121213141513121111121213151211118811141412109
Feels °C (?)10101213128856668966634799865
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