Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NNE
3.5
N
2.5
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.7
NNE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
0.8
ENE
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.7
NNW
1
NNW
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.1
NW
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)12121110109988977776666677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59423549157450441450630425321710812714211375359049466660515310519
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------121------21-1-----
Temp. °C191917171819201917151616171918161413131214181917
Feels °C (?)14161416171819171714161516161614121010910141513
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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