Kuaotunu surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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Kuaotunu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kuaotunu sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kuaotunu today?

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
1.2
N
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
2.3
ENE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Period(s) (?)815881515161716161515151414131313131314141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)525640392376485491582708798768711740711731661669169323133296454962859328979912035
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglasscrossonglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
1.74
11:40AM
1.63
12:13AM
1.68
12:28PM
1.57
1:04AM
1.64
1:20PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44AM
0.49
5:59PM
0.43
6:32AM
0.54
6:47PM
0.48
7:23AM
0.58
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:35-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset-------6:00------5:58-------5:57-
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
21--11---------------133
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Feels °C (?)212121212121212120202018181717171615141211121212
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