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Kuaotunu surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kuaotunu today?
The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kuaotunu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 82 | 71 | 61 | 75 | 86 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 50 | 38 | 74 | 45 | 28 | 42 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:15PM 1.68 | 4:55AM 1.65 | 5:05PM 1.66 | 5:44AM 1.68 | 5:53PM 1.66 | 6:30AM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:36PM 0.39 | 10:58AM 0.54 | 11:23PM 0.39 | 11:49AM 0.53 | 12:09AM 0.38 | 12:38PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
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