Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 30 Aug 2025 NZST
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Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). 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 (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.8
NW
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NNW
1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.6
NNW
1.5
N
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)88101076677889991098888811116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1541689585104931241291291772264133882021426932192012118625
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
1.59
11:41PM
1.57
12:13PM
1.54
12:26AM
1.51
1:02PM
1.50
1:14AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
0.42
5:59AM
0.36
6:22PM
0.48
6:45AM
0.41
7:11PM
0.53
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise6:37-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:50-------5:51-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------42121------------
Temp. °C131516141211111011121212111010101316171413121212
Feels °C (?)101011109889101111843238111298789
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off winds at Mount Maunganui are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (moderate winds from the WNW at Tauranga Airport 4 km from Mount Maunganui). 0.6m 10s swell from the ENE with a 0.3m 7s swell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 46 min ago

19 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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