Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | N 9 | N 12 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.51m | 6:04PM1.60m | 6:14AM1.53m | 6:48PM1.65m | 6:59AM1.56m | 7:30PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.36m | 00:14AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.32m | 1:01AM0.42m | 1:13PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | N 10 | N 10 | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NE 11 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 18 | E 18 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 17 | E 16 | N 10 | E 6 | N 9 | N 9 | E 16 | E 16 | N 9 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 6 | E 17 | — | — | E 16 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | N 9 | N 9 | E 15 | N 9 | N 12 | NE 12 | E 14 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 29 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 108 | 108 | 93 | 89 | 41 | 108 | 89 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 124 | 102 | 41 | 89 | 41 | 89 | 41 | 41 | 138 | 102 | 102 |
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