Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.2
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
N
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)7611111111111111115555555512666165
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)564124231123232311111111101011151010111313132011
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
5
E
20
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
1.64
6:58AM
1.75
7:25PM
1.69
7:44AM
1.76
8:11PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
0.27
12:45AM
0.27
1:17PM
0.22
1:35AM
0.26
2:02PM
0.19
2:21AM
0.25
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:26-------
Sunset---7:08-------7:07-------7:06----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C172225201615141314171917151312111316171615151313
Feels °C (?)14192416111010101215171613111091114141415151212
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