Kahutara Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Kahutara. It’s a reef and point setup, beginner-friendly, but it’s not a machine – it’s fairly consistent. The water is cold, about 51°F, which is pretty average for this time of year.

We’re starting off flat. Friday the 4th has a tiny, weak swell in the morning with a 30 km/h offshore wind, but it’s poor. Saturday the 5th goes glassy in the morning with a 0.4m, 15-second groundswell. It’s surfable, but ordinary. The afternoon is cleaner with a 0.6m south swell.

Sunday the 6th is the first real day. The morning has a 0.6m, 17-second groundswell from the south, with a light cross-offshore wind. The energy is building. It’s clean and good.

Monday the 7th is a mess with onshore wind and rain. Forget it.

Tuesday the 8th brings a big jump in size – 2.3m from the SSE, but with a short 8-second period. The energy is huge, but it’s going to be a heavy, dumpy close-out. Only for experts, and even then it’s marginal. The wind is clean, but the wave is ugly.

Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are poor. Small and weak.

Friday the 11th is the standout. The afternoon goes glassy, dead calm, with a 1.9m south swell and a 10-second period. The energy is 996 – that’s a solid, powerful wave. The wind is zero, the surface is like glass. Kahutara will be handling this beautifully. It’s not for beginners at that size, but for anyone else, this is the session.

Saturday the 12th keeps it going. The afternoon has a 1.2m, 11-second south swell with a solid 20 km/h offshore wind. Clean, lined-up waves.

Sunday the 13th is another glassy day with 1.1m, 15-second groundswell. The whole day is clean, smooth, and easy paddling.

Monday the 14th is a drop-off, but the afternoon picks up a bit with a 1.4m, short-period swell and a clean cross-offshore wind.

Tuesday the 15th is marginal.

Then Wednesday the 16th – big one. The morning brings a 2.5m south swell with a 14-second period, and the energy is 2819. That’s a serious, powerful, expert-only wave. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’s clean. The afternoon has a 55 km/h offshore wind, which is near gale force – impossible to paddle into.

The rest of the window fades out with small, poor surf.

So, the best bets are Friday afternoon the 11th for that glassy, clean, solid swell, and Sunday morning the 13th for the long, clean groundswell. The Wednesday morning the 16th is a massive, expert-only beast. The long-range call is promising, but keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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