Kuaotunu Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Kuaotunu in Coromandel is a sheltered reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds are from the south. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the northeast. A right hand reef break. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rocks and sharks.

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Overall Kuaotunu Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Kuaotunu surf quality by season and Kuaotunu surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kuaotunu:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Matarangi	4 mi
Second closest break	Whangapoua	6 mi
Third closest break	New Chums	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Whitianga	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Hot water Beach	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Kuaotunu:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4088 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4139 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4382 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4443 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4596 mi
Tide stations nearest to Kuaotunu:
Closest tide station	Whitianga, New Zealand	8 mi
Second closest tide station	Coromandel Harbour, New Zealand	16 mi
Third closest tide station	Tairua, New Zealand	21 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Slipper Island, New Zealand	26 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Jackson, New Zealand	27 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Kuaotunu:
Closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	173 mi
Second closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	177 mi
Third closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	180 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	200 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	388 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Kuaotunu:
Closest city location	Whitianga (New Zealand)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Coromandel (New Zealand)	13 mi
Third closest city location	Tairua (New Zealand)	22 mi
Fourth closest city location	Thames (New Zealand)	30 mi
Fifth closest city location	Whangamata (New Zealand)	34 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Kuaotunu is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 89 km (55 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Kuaotunu is Tauranga Airport (TRG), also in New Zealand, 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Third is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 132 km (82 miles) away.
• Whangarei Airport (WRE) in New Zealand is 162 km (101 miles) away.
• Rotorua Airport (ROT), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Kuaotunu and is 163 km (101 miles) away.