Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kahutara today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kahutara at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kahutara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 401 | 612 | 476 | 440 | 343 | 268 | 264 | 153 | 144 | 93 | 86 | 396 | 1357 | 2998 | 6452 | 2256 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.81m | 10:35AM1.87m | 11:03PM1.77m | 11:23AM1.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.73m | 4:58PM0.73m | 5:09AM0.74m | 5:48PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 16 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 170 | 227 | 612 | 476 | 440 | 343 | 268 | 264 | 109 | 144 | 93 | 86 | 396 | 176 | 47 | 4691 | 2256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 117 | 401 | 251 | 251 | 180 | 166 | 126 | 126 | 153 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 69 | 47 | — | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 233 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 72 | 82 | 82 | 83 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NE 4 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 2 | W 3 | SSW 5 | — | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 31 | 39 | — | 12 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 69 | — | 1357 | 2998 | 6452 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 179 | 574 | 80 | 0 |
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