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Kahutara Surf Photo: 'Kahutara Tube' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 42.43° S 173.59° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kahutara sea temperature is

11.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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	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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE		E	SSW
	11 s	on		11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 October at 3 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 33 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.0m (3.2 ft). Range 2.18m (7.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Kahutara Surf Photo: 'Kahutara Tube' by Rob Davies

Fast breaking and prone to closing out on this swell but some surfers managed to make the hollow sections and score long rides. Faces on the set waves were well overhead.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:16 pm 2 Oct 2014