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Motunau Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 14 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast 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
13.6° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (14 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Motunau Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly12 Days
Canterbury Surf
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)1612121212111111111111101111101015151016161717171719191918189716161616169991516151515161616151515151414151616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3582501017066613938374037272120191922222124252930755668718881791033727272726127253231232422455999105125935757555440232424232221
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
W
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
30
W
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
NNW
20
WSW
10
W
5
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
0
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
1.67
6:29AM
1.53
6:53PM
1.67
7:14AM
1.51
7:38PM
1.66
7:59AM
1.49
8:23PM
1.65
8:43AM
1.48
9:08PM
1.64
9:29AM
1.48
9:54PM
1.65
10:17AM
1.50
10:42PM
1.67
11:07AM
1.55
11:32PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
0.38
12:38PM
0.37
1:15AM
0.39
1:23PM
0.38
2:00AM
0.39
2:07PM
0.38
2:45AM
0.39
2:52PM
0.37
3:30AM
0.37
3:37PM
0.35
4:15AM
0.34
4:25PM
0.31
5:02AM
0.29
5:14PM
0.27
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise------7:33-------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-----
Sunset5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09-------5:08-------5:08---
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Rain (mm)
----------------------------------11------------------------
Temp. °C111098778131615121111111216171513111010141716171716181712111110987781011987779121312121110991214121110
Feels °C (?)65653341013108888101316131087710141314121115127787555258754333610119987569121187
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