Motunau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.06° S 173.07° E

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Motunau Beach sea temperature is

12.5°C

Motunau Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today (19 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (19 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 19								Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 14	SE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	171	162	152	146	146	156	166	127	107	103	103	104	103	196	62	22	34	33	31	30	30	29	82	52
Wind (km/h)	N	WNW	W	WSW	S	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NW	W	WNW	WNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	11:41PM1.48m				12:05PM1.59m				00:28AM1.47m				12:51PM1.59m					1:14AM1.48m				1:36PM1.59m
Low Tide			5:44AM0.41m				6:19PM0.42m				6:29AM0.41m					7:03PM0.40m				7:14AM0.39m				7:47PM0.37m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	10	13	15	15	13	11	11	10	9	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	15	19	19	16	15
Feels °C	8	8	7	10	12	12	10	8	9	8	7	7	8	7	7	9	9	8	7	13	17	14	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 11	ENE 5	ENE 5	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 14	SE 14
kJ	171	162	152	146	146	156	166	127	107	103	103	104	103	100	62	22	17	9	31	30	30	29	82	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 3	—	—	E 7	E 7	ENE 5	E 7	NE 5	—	—	ENE 3	E 10	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 15	SE 12	SE 11	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 16	E 10	E 10
kJ	4	1	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	1	2	196	11	22	34	33	4	4	2	24	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 10	E 7	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 10	—	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	SSE 15	SE 17	E 10	—	SE 16	NE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	2	4	1	1	—	2	1	2	2	—	2	2	—	4	4	2	23	12	2	—	9	4	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	ENE 2	—	NE 5	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	—	W 2	—	—	ENE 5	NE 3	NE 4
kJ	1	2	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	2	2	22	40	25	45	—	1	—	—	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	1	1	1	28	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	81	81	28	0	1	1	1	81	81	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Calicoan Island ABCD Beach Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines
Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	7	6	5	8	5	5	6	6	6	9	6	9	9

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