Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 309 | 296 | 285 | 287 | 279 | 289 | 302 | 324 | 324 | 286 | 259 | 301 | 273 | 255 | 225 | 255 | 246 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.89m | 6:28AM1.79m | 7:02PM1.94m | 7:24AM1.82m | 7:53PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.18m | 12:44PM0.06m | 1:21AM0.11m | 1:38PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 285 | 287 | 279 | 289 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 286 | 259 | 301 | 273 | 255 | 225 | 2 | 246 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 242 | 309 | 296 | — | — | — | — | 302 | 324 | 324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 22 | 22 | 65 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 65 | 58 | 22 | 0 |
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