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9:23 pm 5 Jan 2037


Kahutara ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.5
Consistency of surf: 2.5
Difficulty level: 4.0
Wind and kite surfing: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Kahutara Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – Kaikoura / New Zealand

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 23 pm Monday 04 Jun 2012

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

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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.8
SSW
2.4
S
2.0
S
1.1
SE
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.5
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0.9
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1.1
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1.5
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1.4
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1.2
S
Period (s) (?) 15 8 8 7 6 8 8 8 6 11 11 11 15 15 14 16 14 12
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

(?)
Max-energy 304 809 546 109 360 784 289 107 181 1148 449 181 589 711 536 1175 802 446
Wind
(km/h)
20
W 20
S 10
SSE 15
NE 45
SSW 30
SW 10
NNW 30
NW 15
SSW 10
NW 15
NW 10
NW 15
W 15
WSW 0
ESE 10
N 10
WSW 10
SSW
Wind State (?) off cross cross-
on
cross-
on
cross cross-
off
cross-
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off cross off off off cross-
off
cross-
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glass cross-
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cross
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Kahutara blow from the WNW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)

5:40AM
2.16

6:09PM
2.29
6:38AM
2.14

7:05PM
2.25
7:34AM
2.12

8:00PM
2.18
8:29AM
2.08

8:55PM
2.11
9:23AM
2.03

9:50PM
2.03
10:15AM
1.99

Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.26
11:53AM
0.24

12:30AM
0.26

12:48PM
0.24
1:26AM
0.28

1:43PM
0.28
2:19AM
0.32

2:37PM
0.34

3:12AM
0.37
3:31PM
0.42

4:06AM
0.43

 

Note: the tide data above is for Kaikoura, New Zealand which is 9 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Kahutara. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Kahutara sea temperature is 12.1 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 11.5 max: 12.6 min: 10.7 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
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Summary mod rain mod rain light rain rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
Rain (mm) 10 9 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C 13 6 7 9 6 6 7 10 9 8 10 11 8 11 11 10 10 10
Low °C 7 5 6 8 6 5 5 9 8 6 7 9 8 9 10 9 9 9
Chill °C (?) 11 2 5 7 0 1 3 7 7 6 8 10 6 10 11 9 8 8
Sunrise - 7:48 - - 7:48 - - 7:48 - - 7:50 - - 7:50 - - 7:50 -
Sunset - - 16:59 - - 16:59 - - 16:59 - - 16:59 - - 16:58 - - 16:58
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The above surf forecast table for Kahutara provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at Kahutara can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Kahutara surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Kahutara) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Kahutara is 106 km (66 miles) from the city of Blenheim. If you plan a holiday in Kaikoura, look for hotels and other accommodation in Blenheim. Blenheim has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.