Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matata sea temperature is

16.1°C

Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matata today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5			Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	127	75	75	69	86	73	59	59	60	59	51	59	59	57	104	91	195	355	405	327	292	266
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	NNE	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNE	N	N	NW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:17PM1.71m				4:53AM1.62m				5:12PM1.70m				5:48AM1.65m				6:04PM1.70m				6:38AM1.69m
Low Tide				10:39PM0.25m				10:59AM0.33m				11:33PM0.23m				11:55AM0.33m				00:23AM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	2	18	8	3	2	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	16	16	16	17	18	19	20	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	15	14
Feels °C	19	19	17	17	17	19	19	19	20	19	18	19	17	17	17	19	16	16	16	17	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 10	NE 7	NNE 7	N 15	N 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8
kJ	127	75	75	69	86	73	59	59	60	59	37	59	59	57	2	91	195	38	42	327	292	266
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 6	NE 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 15	N 11	N 15	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 13	N 16
kJ	9	61	46	50	33	32	32	31	2	37	51	26	25	23	4	2	17	3	3	20	14	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 18	N 15	N 12	N 11	—	N 13	N 16	N 13
kJ	6	9	9	9	8	21	21	21	5	8	20	19	17	4	6	4	3	2	—	3	20	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	N 6	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	104	83	—	355	405	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Papamoa Beach Park Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Maraenui East Cape	Whiritoa Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Newdicks Beach Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	143	47	0	0	0	0	131	138	138	55	55	0	69	102	138	138	138	138	55	28	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty		Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki				Arataki	Arataki	Arataki							Arataki	Motiti Island - Ernies	Arataki	Arataki
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1							2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Clark Island Coromandel	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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