Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kahutara today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kahutara at 5PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kahutara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3471 | 3307 | 3574 | 3141 | 3133 | 5060 | 4196 | 2559 | 2134 | 1814 | 1597 | 1347 | 1219 | 1100 | 706 | 746 | 650 | 327 | 392 | 311 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.84m | 8:57PM1.87m | 9:24AM1.88m | 9:51PM1.88m | 10:15AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.52m | 3:10AM0.52m | 3:29PM0.56m | 4:03AM0.53m | 4:28PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | -4 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3122 | 2876 | 2559 | 2134 | 1814 | 1597 | 1347 | 1219 | 1100 | 706 | 746 | 650 | 327 | 392 | 311 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 19 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 43 | 93 | 121 | 64 | 109 | 324 | 188 | 173 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 66 | 87 | 78 | 107 | 76 | 242 | 310 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3471 | 3307 | 3574 | 3141 | 3133 | 5060 | 4196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 172 | 187 | 172 | 135 | 135 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 0 |
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