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Motunau Beach Surf Forecast
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Motunau Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Motunau Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 63 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:01AM 1.68 | 2:26PM 1.77 | 2:52AM 1.67 | 3:14PM 1.73 | 3:39AM 1.66 | 4:00PM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:09AM 0.21 | 8:42PM 0.22 | 9:00AM 0.23 | 9:30PM 0.23 | 9:48AM 0.26 | 10:14PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
The wind is still offshore at Motunau Beach (light winds from the NE at Christchurch International Airport 62 km from Motunau Beach). 0.8m 9s swell from the ESE with a 0.4m 5s windswell from the SE and a 0.2m 18s long period groundswell, also from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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