Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
7
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
34
21
21
13
21
42
29
16
45
45
44
44
47
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
E
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:51AM1.71m
1:29PM1.76m
1:52AM1.65m
2:32PM1.73m
2:58AM1.61m
3:36PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.18m
7:48PM0.30m
8:11AM0.23m
8:52PM0.32m
9:14AM0.26m
9:56PM0.31m
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:19
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7:20
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
10
9
9
11
14
15
12
10
8
8
7
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
12
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
8
9
6
5
4
4
3
7
10
10
9
8
9
9
7
10
11
10
10
8
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