Surf Forecasts:
Kahutara surf forecast from 1 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with 3,804 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 2 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kahutara this week:
The surf forecast for Kahutara over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kahutara in the next 16 days are 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kahutara over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 194mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 10 | SSW 7 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 229 | 212 | 210 | 284 | 398 | 300 | 225 | 289 | 405 | 98 | 306 | 1862 | 2960 | 2985 | 3574 | 3544 | 1755 | 653 | 320 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.86m | 6:50AM1.73m | 7:04PM1.84m | 7:35AM1.72m | 7:47PM1.83m | 8:20AM1.73m | 8:33PM1.82m | 9:05AM1.75m | 9:22PM1.82m | 9:50AM1.79m | 10:13PM1.84m | 10:38AM1.84m | 11:04PM1.86m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.60m | 00:46AM0.61m | 12:53PM0.57m | 1:28AM0.58m | 1:34PM0.56m | 2:09AM0.56m | 2:17PM0.55m | 2:52AM0.55m | 3:02PM0.56m | 3:38AM0.55m | 3:52PM0.58m | 4:28AM0.55m | 4:46PM0.59m | ||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 34 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 247 | 229 | 212 | 210 | 284 | 398 | 300 | 281 | 289 | 405 | 80 | 306 | 916 | 2080 | 132 | 46 | 76 | 1755 | 653 | 282 | 623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | NNE 6 | S 15 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | NE 7 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 82 | 225 | 77 | 6 | 98 | 125 | 138 | 394 | — | — | — | 736 | 66 | 96 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 7 | N 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 67 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 113 | 152 | — | — | — | 70 | 93 | 59 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | SSE 4 | WSW 4 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 397 | 844 | 403 | — | 9 | 29 | 1862 | 2960 | 2985 | 3574 | 3544 | 515 | 533 | 320 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 216 | 166 | 165 | 172 | 148 | 183 | 172 | 121 | 121 | 11 |
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