Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
74
121
195
145
77
63
48
36
26
32
10
10
10
4
4
4
3
4
18
35
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:46AM1.73m
00:04AM1.71m
12:43PM1.71m
1:03AM1.67m
1:45PM1.70m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.30m
6:27AM0.20m
6:58PM0.34m
7:25AM0.23m
8:00PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
16
14
14
11
9
8
7
10
16
18
14
11
9
8
8
11
13
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
8
6
5
3
7
12
13
9
8
6
5
6
9
10
12
11
9
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