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Kahutara Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
Kahutara surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Kahutara today?
The current surf forecast for Kahutara at 2PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 4.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kahutara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 3616 | 3829 | 4845 | 4063 | 3355 | 2015 | 1692 | 1359 | 867 | 678 | 517 | 373 | 251 | 348 | 441 | 574 | 264 | 206 | 224 | 161 | 267 | 758 | 584 | 560 | 504 | 407 | 392 | 320 | 245 | 210 | 130 | 116 | 113 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 25 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 53 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:24AM 2.06 | 8:45PM 2.19 | 9:19AM 2.03 | 9:40PM 2.10 | 10:12AM 1.98 | 10:36PM 2.00 | 11:03AM 1.93 | 11:31PM 1.93 | 11:54AM 1.87 | 12:24AM 1.87 | 12:46PM 1.82 | 1:14AM 1.84 | 1:39PM 1.80 | 2:03AM 1.82 | 2:29PM 1.81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:29PM 0.40 | 3:09AM 0.43 | 3:25PM 0.44 | 4:04AM 0.47 | 4:21PM 0.48 | 4:58AM 0.51 | 5:14PM 0.52 | 5:52AM 0.54 | 6:06PM 0.56 | 6:43AM 0.57 | 7:00PM 0.61 | 7:31AM 0.59 | 7:55PM 0.65 | 8:16AM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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