Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 35 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 40 | 41 | 54 | 94 | 83 | 91 | 136 | 179 | 332 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.65m | 6:31AM1.57m | 6:58PM1.70m | 7:15AM1.62m | 7:38PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.38m | 12:43PM0.29m | 1:15AM0.31m | 1:26PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | N 7 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 16 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 35 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 40 | 41 | 54 | 94 | 83 | 91 | 136 | — | 332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 102 | 102 | 113 | 138 | 69 | 138 | 138 | 102 | 28 |
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