Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 7PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 258 | 281 | 281 | 211 | 206 | 176 | 132 | 132 | 95 | 91 | 62 | 64 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.83m | 8:42PM1.96m | 9:07AM1.82m | 9:29PM1.92m | 9:56AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.05m | 3:03AM0.06m | 3:19PM0.09m | 3:50AM0.08m | 4:06PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 268 | 258 | 281 | 281 | 211 | 206 | 176 | 132 | 132 | 95 | 91 | 62 | 64 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 99 | 89 | 41 |
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