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Kuaotunu Surf Photo: 'one off' by Joel

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kuaotunu sea temperature is

15.1° C

0.1°

Kuaotunu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE	WSW
	8 s	cross- off	3 s	8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	WSW
	4 s	cross- off	4 s	8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	ESE	NNE	NNE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	ESE	NNE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE	ESE	N
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	ESE	NE	N
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	ESE	N
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	ESE	N
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSE	SSE	E	N
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSE	SSE	E
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSE	SSE	E
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	S	SSE	E	NE
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	S		E	NE
	12 s	off		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE		E	NE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SE	E	NE
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SSE	E	NE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuaotunu around the time the photo was taken

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Kuaotunu Surf Photo: 'one off' by Joel

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User: Joel (3 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:25 am 1 Feb 2014