Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 165 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.80m | 9:42PM1.77m | 10:11AM1.75m | 10:25PM1.70m | 10:55AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.21m | 3:59AM0.16m | 4:22PM0.28m | 4:42AM0.23m | 5:06PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 61 | 165 | 293 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 143 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 142 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 139 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 82 | 0 |
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