Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
2.3
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
13
27
43
74
99
171
557
686
589
549
424
344
336
354
322
227
125
108
86
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NE
15
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM1.69m
11:09PM1.62m
11:40AM1.62m
11:55PM1.54m
12:29PM1.56m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.23m
5:06PM0.35m
5:25AM0.30m
5:52PM0.43m
6:11AM0.37m
6:40PM0.49m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
11
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
11
10
10
14
16
19
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
9
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
13
14
12
10
9
7
8
11
11
14
10
10
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