Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matata sea temperature is

16.1°C

Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matata today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	86	73	59	59	62	62	62	64	45	59	74	136	136	201	316	355	346	268	231	188	117	93	76	73	69	67
Wind (km/h)	ESE	NE	NNE	N	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	N	N	N	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross
High Tide		4:53AM1.62m				5:12PM1.70m				5:48AM1.65m				6:04PM1.70m				6:38AM1.69m				6:51PM1.69m
Low Tide				10:59AM0.33m				11:33PM0.23m				11:55AM0.33m				00:23AM0.21m				12:47PM0.33m					1:09AM0.20m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	7	7	18	2	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	19	20	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	16	17	16	16	16	17	19	19	18	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	17	17	18	19	20	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	16	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	86	73	59	59	62	62	62	64	45	59	65	2	17	38	42	355	346	268	231	188	57	93	76	73	69	67
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 6	N 6	N 15	N 5	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 16	N 13	N 13	N 16	N 14	N 14	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	33	32	32	31	2	29	28	19	28	4	2	4	2	2	3	20	14	3	5	15	35	64	57	59	43	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 10	ENE 8	N 10	N 15	N 18	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 13	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 16	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	8	21	21	8	5	8	20	2	6	2	4	6	3	3	2	3	20	5	3	19	33	35	36	36	37	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 6	—	—	N 6	—	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	28	—	58	74	136	136	201	316	—	—	—	—	—	117	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Papatea Bay East Cape	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Newdicks Beach Bay of Plenty	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Papatea Bay East Cape	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	138	138	99	69	28	138	124	138	138	138	138	106	82	32	0	41	147	147	99	0	0	0	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Arataki	Arataki	Matata				Matakana Island	Kaituna Cut								Bowentown Bar	Arataki	Motiti Island - Ernies	Motiti Island - Ernies				Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Motiti Island Right
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	1								2	2	2	1				2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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