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Motunau Beach surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 27 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Motunau Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motunau Beach sea temperature is 14.1°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 12.1 °C max: 13.9 °C min: 11.1 °C)
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Motunau Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motunau Beach sea temperature is 14.1°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 12.1 °C max: 13.9 °C min: 11.1 °C)
How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Motunau Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 40 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 77 | 38 | 47 | 52 | 77 | 91 | 110 | 107 | 104 | 127 | 52 | 42 | 37 | 26 | 38 | 25 | 150 | 271 | 271 | 323 | 313 | 289 | 289 | 284 | 284 | 298 | 220 | 205 | 160 | 157 | 2345 | 1426 | 1536 | 1137 | 739 | 530 | 407 | 272 | 253 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:01AM 1.54 | 7:25PM 1.67 | 7:47AM 1.53 | 8:12PM 1.68 | 8:35AM 1.53 | 9:01PM 1.69 | 9:24AM 1.54 | 9:52PM 1.71 | 10:17AM 1.56 | 10:45PM 1.74 | 11:11AM 1.60 | 11:39PM 1.78 | 12:06PM 1.66 | 12:34AM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:00AM 0.36 | 1:12PM 0.35 | 1:48AM 0.37 | 1:58PM 0.35 | 2:36AM 0.36 | 2:46PM 0.34 | 3:25AM 0.34 | 3:35PM 0.31 | 4:15AM 0.31 | 4:26PM 0.26 | 5:06AM 0.26 | 5:19PM 0.21 | 5:58AM 0.20 | 6:14PM 0.16 | 6:51AM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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