Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Motunau Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 777 | 621 | 434 | 347 | 261 | 242 | 125 | 120 | 75 | 58 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.75m | 10:20AM1.69m | 10:42PM1.67m | 11:15AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.17m | 4:31PM0.26m | 4:57AM0.23m | 5:25PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 777 | 621 | 434 | 347 | 261 | 242 | 125 | 120 | 75 | 58 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 70 |
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