Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
8
8
8
8
10
10
25
67
166
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
S
0
SW
5
W
0
SW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:13AM1.62m
1:51PM1.56m
2:04AM1.55m
2:44PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.39m
7:32AM0.31m
7:55PM0.46m
8:21AM0.37m
8:47PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
 mm
5
Temp °C
9
8
6
6
7
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
3
3
5
10
9
9
7
7
8
7
9
9
10
8
8
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