Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.7° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.5
N
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
4
4
10
9
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
7
7
7
7
7
9
81
198
307
218
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:23AM1.70m
1:01PM1.66m
1:18AM1.68m
2:01PM1.68m
2:19AM1.67m
3:05PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.22m
7:12PM0.35m
7:43AM0.22m
8:13PM0.36m
8:42AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
4
10
Temp °C
5
4
4
9
11
10
8
6
5
4
5
10
12
11
10
9
8
9
12
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
1
0
1
6
7
6
5
3
1
1
2
7
8
8
8
7
6
8
9
10
9
10
9
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