Kuaotunu surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kuaotunu today?

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)778887711111111111111111110101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93725452827964868385861191358256364332333330161515
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NW
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
2.05
10:05PM
2.12
10:25AM
1.99
11:00PM
2.07
11:21AM
1.91
11:57PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.11
3:52PM
-0.00
4:25AM
0.14
4:45PM
0.05
5:21AM
0.19
5:41PM
0.13
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:42-------5:40---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----12------------------
Temp. °C131314161614121010111213151513121110101314141312
Feels °C (?)1212131615129767671012665559101198
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