Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.6
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
7
3
6
6
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
6
5
5
10
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
0
NNE
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:40AM1.70m
3:24PM1.70m
3:41AM1.72m
4:25PM1.77m
4:43AM1.76m
5:25PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.36m
9:04AM0.19m
9:34PM0.34m
10:03AM0.15m
10:37PM0.29m
11:03AM0.09m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
8
6
6
7
12
13
11
10
9
7
7
8
12
13
11
9
8
7
6
7
10
13
12
Feels °C
5
3
1
1
2
7
9
7
6
5
3
3
4
9
11
9
7
5
4
3
4
8
11
10
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