Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
7
2.3
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.4
N
6
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
588
359
377
253
177
173
149
140
140
107
78
72
54
38
36
24
21
21
12
21
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
SW
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
SW
0
NW
5
NE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:50PM1.71m
3:13AM1.64m
3:54PM1.74m
4:18AM1.66m
4:55PM1.80m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.24m
9:06PM0.35m
9:31AM0.23m
10:12PM0.31m
10:34AM0.20m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
3
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
16
14
15
12
10
10
8
9
11
14
16
13
10
8
8
9
10
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
13
13
14
10
5
5
3
4
7
11
14
11
6
5
5
6
8
10
10
9
8
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