Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is

15.6°C

Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matata today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9					Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	95	93	77	61	60	58	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	48	50	50	49	49	49	49	40
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	E	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	NE	N	NNW	WNW	W	W	SSW	ESE	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				6:29PM1.78m				6:59AM1.73m					7:18PM1.79m				7:47AM1.77m				8:03PM1.79m
Low Tide		12:16PM0.25m				00:49AM0.18m					1:09PM0.23m				1:36AM0.14m				1:58PM0.22m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4
Temp °C	16	18	19	18	16	15	14	15	16	18	17	16	16	15	13	13	14	16	17	16	14
Feels °C	13	15	18	17	14	13	12	13	15	17	15	15	16	15	13	13	14	15	15	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 5	ENE 8
kJ	95	93	77	61	60	58	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	48	50	50	49	49	49	17	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 9	NNE 10	NNW 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 8	N 5
kJ	26	28	28	28	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	11	21	13	20	3	10	10	49	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	—	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 11	N 3	NNE 10	N 13	—	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	11	1	10	4	—	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	—
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	9	15	25	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matata Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Papatea Bay East Cape	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	22	26	99	41	32	0	0	0	0	41	41	22	26
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Whakatane Heads	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Ohope Beach		Motiti Island - Ernies	Motiti Island - Ernies	Motiti Island - Ernies	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Motiti Island - Ernies	Arataki	Motiti Island - Ernies
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9

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