Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
34
21
21
13
54
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:30PM1.81m
00:51AM1.71m
1:29PM1.76m
1:52AM1.65m
2:32PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.26m
7:11AM0.18m
7:48PM0.30m
8:11AM0.23m
8:52PM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:47
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6:45
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6:43
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7:17
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7:19
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7:20
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1
4
2
1
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Temp °C
13
17
15
12
11
9
10
9
11
14
15
13
9
8
7
7
10
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
14
12
10
7
5
6
4
5
9
9
7
4
4
2
3
6
10
9
9
8
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