Kuaotunu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.72° S 175.73° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kuaotunu sea temperature is

16.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kuaotunu today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

Table - waves today at Kuaotunu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	52	67	69	80	85	88	79	112	118	102	130	216	174	184	200	205	205	160	156	118	100	97	82	73
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:25PM1.92m				2:56AM1.74m				3:27PM1.88m					4:01AM1.74m				4:26PM1.86m				5:02AM1.76m
Low Tide	8:07AM0.25m				8:51PM0.29m				9:09AM0.31m				9:52PM0.29m					10:11AM0.34m				10:50PM0.27m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	18	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	16	18	17	17	17	20	18	19	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	N 12	N 13	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	52	3	3	80	85	88	79	112	118	102	3	123	174	184	200	205	205	160	156	118	100	97	82	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	E 11	E 11	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 7
kJ	12	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 15	—	—	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 16
kJ	2	4	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	7	6	6	6	6	6	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7
kJ	—	67	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	130	216	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Matarangi Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	114	114	114	114	116	6	11	11	114	114	114	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	57	11	11	11	11
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel						Hot Water Beach	Tairua Bar	Whitianga					Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Bar	Clark Island	Clark Island	Tairua Beach	Whangamata Bar	Orakawa	Whangamata Bar	Clark Island	Whangamata Bar	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)						1	1	1					1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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