Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NW 3 | NE 9 | N 12 | NE 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 11 | NW 3 | N 11 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24AM1.46m | 4:53PM1.58m | 5:14AM1.52m | 5:38PM1.65m | 6:01AM1.60m | 6:21PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.41m | 11:09PM0.41m | 11:23AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.32m | 12:10PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NNW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | WNW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 12 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 139 | 139 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 138 | 145 | 139 | 108 | 35 |
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