Kuaotunu Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° S 175.73° E

Kuaotunu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuaotunu sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Kuaotunu today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 3PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.7
NW
4
0.6
N
6
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
64
66
80
91
88
64
55
57
42
29
26
24
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
26
45
75
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:10AM2.00m
8:25PM2.01m
8:57AM2.07m
9:13PM2.03m
9:46AM2.11m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.10m
2:23PM0.20m
2:45AM0.04m
3:12PM0.16m
3:33AM0.01m
4:03PM0.14m
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light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:18
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7:44
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
15
12
11
11
10
15
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
15
13
8
6
7
6
11
12
11
11
10
8
8
9
11
12
11
10
9
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