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Lat Long: 42.43° S 173.59° E

Kahutara Surf Photo: 'Kahutara' by Rob Davies

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kahutara sea temperature is

10.5° C

0.1°

Kahutara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	SE
	13 s	cross- on	5 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	SSE	SSE
	13 s	cross- on	13 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	SSE
	13 s	cross- on	5 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	SE
	13 s	cross	6 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	SE
	13 s	cross	6 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	SE
	13 s	cross	5 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	SE
	13 s	cross	13 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNW		ENE	SE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	N	ENE	SE
	12 s	cross	6 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NNE	E	SE
	12 s	cross	7 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	E	SE
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	NNE	E	SE
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	E	SE
	12 s	cross- off	7 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	E	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	7 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	E	SE
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	WNW	E	NE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	SW	E	NNE
	11 s	cross	5 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 25 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.7 ft). Range 2.18m (7.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Kahutara Surf Photo: 'Kahutara' by Rob Davies

Kahutara was the only spot working on the Kaikoura coast. The solid east swell and mostly NE breeze made other places too big and/or blown out.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:53 pm 2 Oct 2014