
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57PM1.96m | 10:22AM1.78m | 10:46PM1.90m | 11:15AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.08m | 4:33PM0.11m | 5:08AM0.12m | 5:23PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | NW 4 | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | E 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | NW 4 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 |
— | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 138 | 138 | 139 | 138 | 138 |
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