Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
N
1.8
NNE
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)888888888887777788778887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)488437374397298284302191163137111107878769514150373631291912
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
1.91
9:06PM
1.97
9:24AM
1.89
9:58PM
1.96
10:17AM
1.84
10:52PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30AM
0.10
2:52PM
-0.03
3:22AM
0.10
3:43PM
-0.01
4:16AM
0.12
4:36PM
0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset----5:38-------5:37-------5:37---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1362228121-----1---------
Temp. °C1615171717151414131313141412121312111314151299
Feels °C (?)15131415161413131211111111889768810745
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