Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kahutara today (10 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kahutara at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kahutara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11175 | 12401 | 6725 | 5334 | 4147 | 3141 | 2154 | 1635 | 1008 | 456 | 290 | 320 | 327 | 416 | 461 | 905 | 861 | 633 | 494 | 373 | 297 | 245 | 180 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30PM1.83m | 11:55AM1.84m | 00:20AM1.88m | 12:48PM1.93m | 1:12AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.61m | 5:49AM0.54m | 6:06PM0.59m | 6:38AM0.50m | 7:03PM0.56m | 7:28AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1329 | 8584 | 6725 | 5334 | 4147 | 3141 | 2154 | 1635 | 1008 | 307 | 284 | 320 | 327 | 416 | 351 | 905 | 861 | 633 | 494 | 373 | 297 | 245 | 180 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 1576 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 456 | 290 | 164 | 158 | 352 | 461 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | S 20 | S 15 | S 18 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 126 | 24 | 53 | 84 | 98 | — | 8 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 11175 | 12401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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