Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.2° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 7AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
183
120
78
75
55
79
60
47
71
56
37
36
36
33
30
40
51
51
45
45
47
35
36
35
49
43
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
NNW
15
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
0
NNW
10
N
15
N
5
NNW
0
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
10:11AM1.73m
10:23PM1.61m
10:53AM1.70m
11:05PM1.56m
11:36AM1.65m
11:49PM1.50m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.24m
4:26PM0.35m
4:37AM0.27m
5:09PM0.39m
5:20AM0.32m
5:53PM0.42m
6:03AM0.36m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
17
19
19
18
15
14
12
12
18
20
20
17
15
13
12
13
17
19
19
18
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
17
16
16
17
15
14
11
11
18
17
17
16
15
12
10
12
17
19
18
18
16
17
12
10
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