Kuaotunu surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kuaotunu today?

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.7
E
7
1
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
51
81
126
151
148
170
151
108
54
45
60
46
31
23
17
12
11
11
11
11
8
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
E
5
SE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:57PM2.00m
12:21PM1.83m
00:57AM1.93m
1:25PM1.75m
1:59AM1.88m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.13m
6:20AM0.26m
6:39PM0.21m
7:21AM0.31m
7:40PM0.29m
8:24AM0.33m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
2
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
10
12
12
8
9
8
10
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
16
15
13
14
12
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
E
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
NE
7
0.2
E
10
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
14
13
51
5
2
2
2
47
7
54
45
60
46
31
23
17
12
11
11
11
11
8
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
30
29
5
1
1
2
1
2
2
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
4
4
7
2
2
5
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
Energy kJ
81
126
151
148
170
151
108
41
23
15
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
114
114
114
114
114
114
114
114
114
78
78
64
114
114
114
99
114
109
109
109
109
109
114
70
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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