Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matata sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212141413131213131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5857575655525049496460565759125875452494773737272
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
0
SW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20PM
1.77
9:39AM
1.84
10:04PM
1.76
10:21AM
1.80
10:47PM
1.74
11:02AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.16
3:57PM
0.13
4:14AM
0.19
4:38PM
0.16
4:57AM
0.24
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-7:47-------7:45-------7:45------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191715141212161920181614131216202018161514131719
Feels °C (?)171515131111161718171613121116191917161614121818
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