Kuaotunu Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° S 175.73° E

Kuaotunu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuaotunu sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
10
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
149
146
109
81
60
41
41
26
15
17
17
3
8
30
25
20
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22PM2.00m
10:50AM1.89m
11:07PM1.90m
11:37AM1.82m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.14m
5:01PM0.26m
5:28AM0.22m
5:48PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
7
6
7
12
13
12
10
9
8
8
7
10
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
1
2
2
3
9
9
8
5
4
2
2
2
3
7
7
7
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