Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.8°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
121
151
155
238
351
405
466
546
450
383
347
307
235
203
176
142
115
95
78
63
73
58
57
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
N
5
WNW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:05AM1.61m
4:39PM1.73m
5:08AM1.63m
5:36PM1.76m
6:06AM1.68m
6:29PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.27m
10:59PM0.28m
11:19AM0.26m
11:57PM0.23m
12:16PM0.25m
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Temp °C
11
10
9
15
19
21
19
15
13
12
12
17
20
18
17
16
15
14
16
18
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
9
7
5
12
18
19
18
14
11
10
9
15
18
16
16
15
13
11
14
16
17
17
15
15
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