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Kahutara Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Kahutara surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 08 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Kahutara today?
The current surf forecast for Kahutara at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kahutara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 324 | 289 | 297 | 288 | 255 | 206 | 207 | 157 | 120 | 83 | 62 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 495 | 489 | 252 | 378 | 370 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM 2.01 | 5:35PM 2.09 | 6:04AM 2.05 | 6:29PM 2.09 | 7:01AM 2.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:05PM 0.37 | 11:26AM 0.31 | 11:56PM 0.34 | 12:17PM 0.30 | 12:48AM 0.34 | 1:11PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
Continuing clean conditions at Kahutara (light winds from the W at KaikouraAws 9 km from Kahutara). 1.3m 10s swell from the S with a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
3 h 11 min ago
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