Kuaotunu Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° S 175.73° E

Kuaotunu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuaotunu sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
36
37
35
35
24
23
23
23
14
14
13
13
8
7
7
8
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:05PM1.97m
9:30AM1.90m
9:46PM1.96m
10:14AM1.91m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.17m
3:43PM0.23m
4:09AM0.16m
4:28PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
12
11
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
6
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
9
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