Matu'u Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.31° S 170.71° W

Matu'u 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matu'u sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.1° 

Matu'u surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matu'u today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Matu'u at 2PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Matu'u. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
268
264
206
192
146
144
148
272
235
240
240
346
318
380
485
581
588
647
647
637
609
555
Wind (km/h)
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
S
25
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:22PM0.71m
1:36AM0.82m
2:18PM0.73m
2:28AM0.84m
3:04PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.31m
7:11PM0.36m
8:10AM0.29m
8:09PM0.34m
8:57AM0.27m
8:56PM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:17
 mm
3
2
4
6
7
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
30
29
26
27
28
27
28
29
30
31
31
31
29
28
28
28
29
30
29
29
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