Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matata sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.2
N
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)89991010101010999988877777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1440177623662841327133313188267622731835140411237256305494082682311921451411027759
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
offglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
1.71
2:03AM
1.75
2:26PM
1.64
3:07AM
1.71
3:32PM
1.60
4:11AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
0.19
8:21AM
0.31
8:44PM
0.25
9:25AM
0.35
9:48PM
0.28
10:30AM
0.35
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset-7:15-------7:15-------7:13------
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
41073778657323111--------
Temp. °C171716161717181818181819191921232320191918171820
Feels °C (?)131311111312151415151619192022242422222119181922
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