Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kuoatunu Reef today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kuoatunu Reef at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kuoatunu Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 169 | 383 | 158 | 268 | 180 | 156 | 142 | 107 | 78 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.92m | 8:05AM1.83m | 8:25PM1.95m | 8:47AM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.25m | 2:18PM0.23m | 2:46AM0.20m | 3:00PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 14 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 285 | 169 | 383 | 235 | 268 | 180 | 156 | 142 | 107 | 78 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | E 12 | N 9 | E 12 | SSE 4 | S 4 | NNE 8 | E 12 | — | NW 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 10 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | 150 | 3 | 158 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 118 | 3 | — | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | — | 16 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | WNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | SSE 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 450 | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 119 | 113 | 181 | 189 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 50 | 64 | 64 | 109 | 109 | 28 |
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