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Motunau Beach surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 NZDT
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Motunau Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motunau Beach sea temperature is 15.4°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 13.7 °C max: 15.2 °C min: 12.0 °C)
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Motunau Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motunau Beach sea temperature is 15.4°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 13.7 °C max: 15.2 °C min: 12.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.3
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.8
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.7
S
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1011121212121212121112121212121111111211111016171818181616151488999888881010967131212111111111111111111911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)20811219114418465057531929823220094695350323114181813069731241241501056458203303056393735353421214847434034827346418959585859593939430107
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.59
8:30AM
1.53
8:54PM
1.59
9:15AM
1.50
9:39PM
1.59
10:01AM
1.49
10:27PM
1.60
10:50AM
1.49
11:17PM
1.63
11:40AM
1.51
12:09AM
1.68
12:32PM
1.56
1:02AM
1.74
1:26PM
1.62
1:56AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
0.38
2:43PM
0.38
3:13AM
0.40
3:27PM
0.40
4:00AM
0.41
4:13PM
0.41
4:48AM
0.41
5:00PM
0.38
5:37AM
0.38
5:49PM
0.34
6:27AM
0.34
6:41PM
0.27
7:19AM
0.27
7:34PM
0.19
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise----7:39-------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-------7:45-------7:46-------7:47-------
Sunset-------7:22-------7:21-------7:20-------7:17-------7:15-------7:14-------7:13----
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Rain (mm)
5211------------------------------------------------11111---
Temp. °C9887101313121111101112141513121110911121312111111111214141211101010111313121111101013212419171616141211111110101010
Feels °C (?)6653444667791011131111107791011101010101010119888991011988988111718131113141087888889

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