Kuaotunu Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° S 175.73° E

Kuaotunu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuaotunu sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
110
89
92
87
85
83
87
113
121
119
84
69
97
103
206
143
155
110
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:18PM1.91m
4:39AM1.85m
5:20PM1.98m
5:40AM1.90m
6:17PM2.06m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.33m
10:58AM0.16m
11:38PM0.26m
11:58AM0.10m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
6
4
Temp °C
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
10
11
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
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