Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
77
63
49
41
17
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
12
44
55
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:04AM1.71m
12:43PM1.71m
1:03AM1.67m
1:45PM1.70m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.20m
6:58PM0.34m
7:25AM0.23m
8:00PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
9
8
10
17
18
14
10
9
8
8
11
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
6
5
4
7
13
13
10
6
6
5
6
10
10
11
11
11
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