Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
211
149
110
85
64
50
36
36
31
28
31
19
18
17
11
11
11
9
8
8
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:48AM1.68m
1:26PM1.60m
1:42AM1.68m
2:24PM1.64m
2:40AM1.70m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.37m
7:14AM0.26m
7:33PM0.37m
8:07AM0.23m
8:32PM0.36m
9:04AM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
9
7
6
6
6
7
11
Feels °C
14
10
7
8
9
7
8
7
7
7
6
4
2
3
4
6
5
4
2
1
1
2
3
7
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