Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kahutara today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kahutara at 1PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kahutara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 38 | 74 | 112 | 109 | 155 | 157 | 153 | 103 | 92 | 86 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 51 | 48 | 85 | 62 | 70 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:23PM2.00m | 00:47AM1.93m | 1:18PM1.95m | 1:40AM1.90m | 2:09PM1.92m | 2:34AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.40m | 6:43PM0.43m | 7:00AM0.43m | 7:36PM0.45m | 7:55AM0.47m | 8:25PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 38 | 74 | 112 | 109 | 155 | 157 | 38 | 49 | 92 | 28 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 51 | 66 | 85 | 62 | 70 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 153 | 103 | 17 | 86 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 14 | ENE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 35 | 209 | 325 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 143 | 190 | 180 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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