Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.3
NW
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
10
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.2
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
54
87
132
247
173
123
92
73
37
24
10
5
4
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01AM1.60m
6:21PM1.72m
6:46AM1.68m
7:03PM1.77m
7:29AM1.75m
7:45PM1.82m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.30m
00:39AM0.24m
12:55PM0.25m
1:22AM0.16m
1:41PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:56
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6:54
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5:52
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6:12
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7:13
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6:14
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Temp °C
12
14
17
15
11
12
12
13
14
15
16
13
11
8
6
6
11
13
15
13
10
Feels °C
9
10
14
10
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
8
7
4
2
3
7
8
9
8
6
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