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Motunau Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 04 Jul 2025 NZSTForecast 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Motunau Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Sat 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 239 | 206 | 202 | 167 | 172 | 146 | 145 | 137 | 108 | 251 | 91 | 130 | 129 | 139 | 100 | 98 | 94 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 61 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 37 | 48 | 85 | 79 | 74 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 54 | 78 | 237 | 351 | 314 | 2197 | 2230 | 2727 | 2717 | 2741 | 986 | 2623 | 2236 | 2274 | 645 | 569 | 504 | 524 | 466 | 448 | 430 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:12AM 1.54 | 12:42PM 1.56 | 12:59AM 1.52 | 1:29PM 1.59 | 1:46AM 1.52 | 2:14PM 1.62 | 2:31AM 1.53 | 2:58PM 1.65 | 3:15AM 1.54 | 3:42PM 1.69 | 3:59AM 1.56 | 4:25PM 1.72 | 4:42AM 1.57 | 5:09PM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:59PM 0.40 | 6:21AM 0.36 | 6:48PM 0.43 | 7:06AM 0.37 | 7:36PM 0.44 | 7:50AM 0.38 | 8:23PM 0.43 | 8:35AM 0.37 | 9:10PM 0.41 | 9:20AM 0.35 | 9:56PM 0.39 | 10:05AM 0.32 | 10:42PM 0.36 | 10:50AM 0.29 | 11:27PM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Sat 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
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