Kuaotunu Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° S 175.73° E

Kuaotunu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuaotunu sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
126
128
106
64
49
34
25
19
19
13
12
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
0
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:42PM1.95m
12:13PM1.80m
00:31AM1.85m
1:05PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.22m
6:05AM0.20m
6:22PM0.33m
6:53AM0.27m
7:13PM0.43m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
8
7
6
7
7
8
9
11
9
7
7
8
8
12
11
10
11
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