Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° S 175.73° E

Kuoatunu Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuoatunu Reef sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Kuoatunu Reef today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuoatunu Reef at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.3
NE
10
0.1
NE
15
0.3
NE
10
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
17
8
16
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
ESE
15
N
10
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM1.65m
2:08AM1.53m
2:42PM1.63m
3:05AM1.51m
3:36PM1.64m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.47m
8:09PM0.56m
8:23AM0.51m
9:04PM0.56m
9:17AM0.52m
9:58PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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6:26
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
13
13
15
17
15
13
13
12
13
15
17
17
15
13
12
11
14
17
19
17
12
Feels °C
12
11
12
15
12
10
10
10
12
12
15
15
13
11
10
9
12
16
17
14
9
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