Matata Surf Break

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.9
NE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
N
9
1.6
N
9
2.1
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
145
125
97
118
269
407
487
416
286
202
191
191
187
190
200
311
422
713
690
773
809
724
627
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
10
NNW
15
N
0
N
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:36PM1.69m
10:56AM1.54m
11:16PM1.69m
11:42AM1.55m
00:00AM1.68m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.33m
5:06PM0.33m
5:41AM0.31m
5:51PM0.35m
6:26AM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
9
7
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
12
12
13
13
10
12
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
Feels °C
12
10
10
9
9
7
8
9
13
10
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
7
5
5
5
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
2.2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
N
8
1.4
N
9
1.6
N
9
2.1
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
198
145
125
33
31
487
416
286
202
191
191
187
186
200
311
422
713
690
773
809
724
627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
11
1.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
12
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.3
NE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
35
33
33
2
2
189
13
164
187
153
149
177
190
186
16
14
27
30
31
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
8
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
13
86
3
24
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.9
NE
6
2.1
NNE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
97
118
269
407
203
242
10
15
12
10
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
41
26
65
65
68
138
138
69
0
0
30
55
47
30
22
65
65
65
22
22
22
22
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Matata surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest