Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
7
3
8
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
3
6
5
5
5
5
21
27
51
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
0
N
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:24PM1.70m
3:41AM1.72m
4:25PM1.77m
4:43AM1.76m
5:25PM1.85m
5:43AM1.80m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.19m
9:34PM0.34m
10:03AM0.15m
10:37PM0.29m
11:03AM0.09m
11:40PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
7
11
13
11
9
10
8
6
7
11
13
10
9
7
7
6
7
11
12
12
11
12
12
10
Feels °C
2
7
9
7
5
6
4
2
3
8
11
8
7
4
4
3
4
9
10
11
9
9
9
8
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