Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 21s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 5PM is: 2.3m 20s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 21s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Motunau Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 21 | SE 19 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2968 | 3119 | 5458 | 3542 | 1715 | 1179 | 849 | 545 | 418 | 254 | 202 | 144 | 115 | 67 | 122 | 183 | 321 | 252 | 209 | 137 | 101 | 75 | 41 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.51m | 11:31PM1.61m | 12:00PM1.58m | 00:22AM1.64m | 12:53PM1.68m | 1:14AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.34m | 5:47AM0.29m | 6:08PM0.30m | 6:35AM0.23m | 7:03PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 21 | SE 19 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2968 | 3119 | 5458 | 3542 | 1715 | 1179 | 849 | 545 | 418 | 254 | 202 | 144 | 115 | 67 | 122 | 183 | 321 | 252 | 209 | 137 | 101 | 75 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 23 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | — | — | S 15 | SE 17 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 414 | 1146 | 3494 | 1514 | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 31 | 99 | 76 | 22 | 47 | 5 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | ESE 16 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 16 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 24 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 25 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 168 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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