Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), 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
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
11
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
11
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
3
7
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
6
5
5
5
5
10
33
75
77
122
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
N
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:24PM1.70m
3:41AM1.72m
4:25PM1.77m
4:43AM1.76m
5:25PM1.85m
5:43AM1.80m
Low Tide
9:34PM0.34m
10:03AM0.15m
10:37PM0.29m
11:03AM0.09m
11:40PM0.23m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
7
6
7
11
12
10
9
7
6
6
7
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
6
7
3
2
3
8
10
8
6
4
3
3
4
9
10
9
10
9
9
8
10
11
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