Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
73
73
75
58
57
54
38
37
37
25
24
24
23
24
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
12
12
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:09AM1.61m
4:46PM1.59m
4:57AM1.59m
5:33PM1.62m
5:42AM1.59m
Low Tide
10:00PM0.42m
10:28AM0.30m
10:51PM0.43m
11:14AM0.30m
11:40PM0.43m
11:58AM0.29m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
16
18
14
12
12
11
10
11
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
10
11
9
8
7
15
17
12
10
11
9
8
9
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
82
73
73
75
58
57
54
38
37
37
25
24
24
23
24
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
43
41
40
23
23
22
22
22
10
10
8
8
7
7
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
1
1
4
3
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
W
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
6
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
41
41
41
55
41
142
141
138
138
138
138
138
138
139
138
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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