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Motunau Beach Surf Forecast
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Motunau Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Motunau Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 244 | 257 | 274 | 282 | 311 | 267 | 273 | 398 | 838 | 563 | 454 | 573 | 551 | 500 | 585 | 596 | 531 | 487 | 400 | 312 | 255 | 250 | 284 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:06PM 1.97 | 7:33AM 1.80 | 8:05PM 1.97 | 8:32AM 1.78 | 9:05PM 1.95 | 9:33AM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 0.08 | 1:49PM 0.05 | 2:29AM 0.09 | 2:47PM 0.07 | 3:28AM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
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