Kuaotunu Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° S 175.73° E

Kuaotunu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuaotunu sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
NNW
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
16
16
34
41
33
33
31
34
69
20
14
14
13
25
22
21
21
20
19
9
14
30
36
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:35PM2.01m
5:54AM1.95m
6:33PM2.09m
6:52AM1.99m
7:28PM2.16m
7:48AM2.01m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.25m
12:13PM0.05m
00:51AM0.18m
1:11PM0.01m
1:49AM0.12m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
12
11
9
9
10
11
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
13
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