Kuaotunu surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kuaotunu today?

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
1.5
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
182
135
64
38
51
34
23
32
21
21
15
15
15
11
8
7
7
7
6
14
6
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
E
5
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:57AM1.93m
1:25PM1.75m
1:59AM1.88m
2:30PM1.71m
3:00AM1.84m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.21m
7:21AM0.31m
7:40PM0.29m
8:24AM0.33m
8:42PM0.34m
9:24AM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
11
11
12
12
11
11
13
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.2
E
9
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
67
7
64
38
51
34
23
32
21
21
15
15
15
11
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
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
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
2
17
7
30
6
13
9
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
4
6
6
6
5
2
5
4
4
1
4
4
14
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
182
135
33
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
109
78
64
50
33
99
89
114
114
54
109
109
109
114
114
182
156
109
70
70
145
117
114
198
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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