Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kuaotunu today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kuaotunu at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kuaotunu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.63m | 3:05AM1.51m | 3:36PM1.64m | 4:02AM1.53m | 4:29PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.51m | 9:04PM0.56m | 9:17AM0.52m | 9:58PM0.53m | 10:11AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | — | — | SE 5 | E 5 | — | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 109 | 145 | 145 | 114 | 147 | 114 | 283 | 289 | 289 | 156 | 109 | 109 | 28 | 28 | 111 | 50 | 109 | 109 | 264 |
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