Kahutara Surf Photo by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 42.43° S 173.59° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 9 am

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

Image captured One hour and 57 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.6m (2.0 ft). Range 2.10m (6.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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After the Kaikoura Earthquakes, Kahutara

Kahutara Surf Photo: 'After the Kaikoura Earthquakes' by Rob Davies

Uploaded so this site can figure where the tide was at the time of this image. That way we will get some idea of how much uplift there is. First impressions for the Kaikoura breaks is that high water is now about where low water was. That is going to have a huge effect and north of here that uplift gets even more.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:50 am 15 Nov 2016

Bernie Calder
Myself and others consider that the stretch between ROSYMORN and the bridge in the background suffered bugger all uplift in the Nov 14th quakes. There is not the band of dead intertidal life like there is north and south of this stretch.