Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Motunau Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | S 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SE 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30PM1.65m | 10:02AM1.75m | 10:28PM1.66m | 11:01AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.22m | 4:22PM0.25m | 4:41AM0.20m | 5:20PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 17 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 16 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 11 | 67 | 45 | 40 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 76 | 67 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 70 | 28 | 70 |
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