Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 454 | 494 | 402 | 251 | 205 | 251 | 194 | 138 | 101 | 48 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 46 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.67m | 8:17PM1.78m | 8:40AM1.71m | 8:57PM1.80m | 9:23AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.24m | 2:09PM0.22m | 2:37AM0.19m | 2:51PM0.21m | 3:18AM0.16m | 3:35PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 334 | 454 | 494 | 402 | 251 | 205 | 251 | 194 | 138 | 101 | 48 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 46 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 54 | 99 | — | — | — | 21 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 102 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 146 | 35 | 35 | 138 | 113 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 22 |
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