
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 11PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | N 12 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 107 | 185 | 271 | 268 | 206 | 197 | 159 | 134 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.65m | 6:59AM1.56m | 7:30PM1.69m | 7:42AM1.58m | 8:10PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.42m | 1:13PM0.29m | 1:46AM0.37m | 1:55PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | E 5 | NE 11 | E 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 159 | 134 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 6 | NE 11 | N 19 | N 19 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | E 9 | NE 18 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 107 | 185 | 271 | 268 | 206 | 197 | 16 | 22 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 41 | 102 | 89 | 41 | 89 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 139 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 102 | 82 | 26 |
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