Kahutara Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kaikoura and Marlborough, New Zealand)

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Kahutara Surf Guide

Kahutara in Kaikoura is an exposed reef and point break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Kahutara Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef and point	3.9
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	14.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Kahutara:

The best conditions reported for surf at Kahutara occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Kahutara (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Kahutara with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 30% of the time in June while 47% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

30%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

47%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

23%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Kahutara Location Map

Interactive Kahutara surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Kahutara is Woodbourne Airport (BHE) in New Zealand, 104 km (65 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Kahutara is Nelson Airport (NSN), also in New Zealand, 130 km (81 miles) away.

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Kahutara Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 04:10 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 20
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	on

What does Kahutara look like?

Latest photos from Kahutara. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Michelle Allison
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Tides at Kahutara

Current tide and informaton

For Kaikoura, New Zealand, 9.0 km from Kahutara.

Next High Water: 10:41am | 1.74m

Next Low Water: 04:28am | 0.69m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Kahutara Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.9 °C) at Kahutara is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 14.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite