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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 6 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kahutara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kahutara sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kahutara today?
The current surf forecast for Kahutara at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kahutara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 724 | 694 | 595 | 541 | 452 | 443 | 384 | 226 | 240 | 230 | 242 | 210 | 210 | 205 | 226 | 226 | 192 | 188 | 151 | 136 | 119 | 115 | 92 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:59AM 2.04 | 7:31PM 2.06 | 7:55AM 2.03 | 8:27PM 2.10 | 8:55AM 2.01 | 9:23PM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:18PM 0.40 | 1:42AM 0.40 | 2:10PM 0.40 | 2:38AM 0.43 | 3:04PM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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