Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.9° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 10AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
1
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
8
8
8
8
10
11
26
45
138
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
10
NNE
0
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:24AM1.71m
12:59PM1.61m
1:13AM1.62m
1:51PM1.56m
2:04AM1.55m
2:44PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.24m
7:03PM0.39m
7:32AM0.31m
7:55PM0.46m
8:21AM0.37m
8:47PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
2
Temp °C
6
5
7
11
13
10
9
8
7
6
7
11
12
10
9
9
9
10
10
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
2
4
10
11
9
7
5
4
3
4
10
10
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
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