Kahutara surf break

Kahutara surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 NZST
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Kahutara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kahutara sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kahutara today?

The current surf forecast for Kahutara at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wed
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
S
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
S
0.7
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)1111111114141414141414151515151515161615151599910101010111111111010106106777777777101010141313141514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)253251227216376520595573428426436480484474468405454494477463454486482476388425353357311301339354307254283311288277299367632293267202180157137134117115106122232446730851946795654525
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
W
5
WSW
0
NW
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
1.91
10:07AM
1.85
10:32PM
1.86
10:57AM
1.83
11:21PM
1.82
11:47AM
1.82
12:08AM
1.79
12:35PM
1.84
12:55AM
1.78
1:23PM
1.86
1:42AM
1.77
2:09PM
1.89
2:30AM
1.78
2:55PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
0.50
3:56AM
0.52
4:12PM
0.59
4:48AM
0.57
5:06PM
0.67
5:37AM
0.62
6:01PM
0.73
6:22AM
0.66
6:55PM
0.77
7:04AM
0.69
7:45PM
0.77
7:46AM
0.71
8:31PM
0.76
8:30AM
0.70
9:13PM
0.74
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wed
09
Sunrise------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-----
Sunset5:01-------5:02-------5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:05-------5:06-------5:07---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11109988899888887777899910111313131313121111101010101099111210101111111113121010109991011998
Feels °C (?)8766555776666655555888911131212111210887776666810878888111088878788664
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