Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matata sea temperature is

15.8°C

Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matata today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	105	124	89	148	127	75	75	65	73	59	59	64	59	49	51	51	88	96	117	171	147	244	270	327	300	266
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	ESE	NE	NNE	NNE	E	E	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:52AM1.60m					4:17PM1.71m				4:53AM1.62m				5:12PM1.70m				5:48AM1.65m				6:04PM1.70m				6:38AM1.69m
Low Tide			10:00AM0.31m					10:39PM0.25m				10:59AM0.33m				11:33PM0.23m				11:55AM0.33m				00:23AM0.21m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	1	5	2	2	1	2	1	—
Temp °C	14	15	17	19	19	18	16	16	16	17	17	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	13	15	17	19	19	19	17	17	17	19	18	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	17	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 15	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 15	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	105	124	89	148	127	75	75	65	73	59	59	64	59	49	51	51	17	96	117	4	107	244	270	327	300	266
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 6	N 6	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 18	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 16	N 14	N 16
kJ	9	9	44	9	9	61	46	47	44	33	33	21	2	2	38	29	2	4	2	6	17	38	42	20	14	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 21	—	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 16	N 13
kJ	8	—	9	6	6	9	9	9	8	21	21	8	5	5	20	19	8	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	20	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	N 6	—	—	NNE 7	N 6	—	NNE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	38	39	—	—	88	71	—	171	147	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Orakawa Coromandel	Newdicks Beach Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Whiritoa Coromandel	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Newdicks Beach Bay of Plenty	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Onemana Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	22	0	35	69	91	28	0	0	0	0	55	138	102	41	28	138	113	138	138	138	138	138	82	32	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right	Motiti Island Right	Motiti Island Right	Matakana Island		Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki			Motiti Island - Ernies	Kaituna Cut								Bowentown Bar	Arataki	Arataki	Motiti Island - Ernies
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1								2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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