Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matata sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 7AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (06 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
NE
2.1
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)667777777788888888888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137116113163154243289392396362436461531741824769681717693452546404366335
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
NE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
1.74
9:29AM
1.68
9:57PM
1.71
10:09AM
1.63
10:38PM
1.66
10:51AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
0.30
3:44PM
0.23
4:09AM
0.34
4:24PM
0.28
4:51AM
0.40
5:06PM
0.34
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:30-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset------5:59-------5:58-------5:55-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------11136691754
Temp. °C171514131719201816151515161818181818181818181919
Feels °C (?)141312111515171513121312131414151515161617161718
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