Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
16.2°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
N
18
0.3
NNW
8
0.1
N
18
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.2
N
16
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
6
1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
3
7
7
7
11
7
18
20
21
18
21
29
43
60
64
54
56
54
56
57
59
62
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:46PM1.83m
11:21AM1.92m
11:41PM1.78m
12:17PM1.88m
00:40AM1.71m
1:16PM1.82m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.04m
5:41PM0.17m
6:00AM0.09m
6:38PM0.21m
6:57AM0.16m
7:38PM0.24m
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light rain
rain showers
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clear
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cloud
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6:05
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7:45
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1
1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
10
10
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
6
5
6
9
10
10
11
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
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