Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
201
173
138
132
78
74
41
51
36
34
21
22
22
21
20
27
19
18
47
47
29
45
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:13AM1.64m
3:54PM1.74m
4:18AM1.66m
4:55PM1.80m
5:19AM1.71m
5:50PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.23m
10:12PM0.31m
10:34AM0.20m
11:13PM0.24m
11:33AM0.16m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
14
15
13
10
9
9
9
10
13
12
12
11
10
9
8
10
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
3
4
6
11
13
11
8
6
6
7
8
11
10
11
10
8
7
5
8
10
11
9
9
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