Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 9AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.7
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
12
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
0
N
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:59AM1.85m
10:15PM1.84m
10:46AM1.86m
11:03PM1.81m
11:36AM1.84m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.07m
4:13PM0.17m
4:35AM0.07m
5:02PM0.19m
5:23AM0.09m
5:53PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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7:15
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Temp °C
10
9
13
15
15
14
12
12
12
11
14
17
19
17
12
9
7
7
12
18
20
17
11
Feels °C
7
6
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
9
12
12
13
13
8
5
3
3
8
13
15
12
7
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