Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
15
17
17
37
37
37
35
33
31
31
30
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
9
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
0
NE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:27PM1.51m
3:53AM1.41m
4:19PM1.54m
4:47AM1.46m
5:08PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.48m
9:46PM0.49m
9:59AM0.47m
10:38PM0.44m
10:53AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
18
18
15
14
13
12
11
15
18
18
16
13
11
11
11
16
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
13
15
15
13
14
12
11
9
14
15
15
14
11
9
9
9
15
16
16
14
14
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