Matata Surf Break

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
202
191
186
186
147
200
245
504
498
516
452
402
394
300
246
176
144
113
95
74
71
60
46
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
E
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:16PM1.69m
11:42AM1.55m
00:00AM1.68m
12:32PM1.57m
00:48AM1.68m
1:26PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.31m
5:51PM0.35m
6:26AM0.28m
6:40PM0.37m
7:14AM0.26m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
5
6
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
14
15
12
10
10
10
11
11
14
15
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
10
8
7
5
7
12
13
10
7
7
8
9
8
11
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
290
202
191
186
186
147
200
245
504
498
516
452
402
394
300
246
176
144
113
95
74
71
60
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
164
191
190
153
153
142
164
13
13
16
28
18
18
17
14
16
14
14
15
15
8
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
14
13
2
12
12
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
203
3
5
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
26
22
28
22
65
138
143
65
22
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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