Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 7PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
412
376
374
372
440
507
585
363
269
269
231
305
365
368
309
252
211
188
166
202
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:28AM1.79m
7:02PM1.94m
7:24AM1.82m
7:53PM1.97m
8:16AM1.83m
8:42PM1.96m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.06m
1:21AM0.11m
1:38PM0.04m
2:14AM0.07m
2:29PM0.05m
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
10
21
8
4
5
6
4
3
1
3
13
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
11
12
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
8
10
12
12
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
8
10
13
13
11
11
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