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Lat Long: 42.43° S 173.59° E

Kahutara Surf Photo: 'Perfect day at Kahutara' by Rob Davies

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kahutara sea temperature is

11.3° C

0.5°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NE		S	E
	14 s	cross- on		15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NE		S	E	S
	16 s	glass		16 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S		S	E
	16 s	glass		16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW		S	E
	15 s	glass		16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW		S	E
	15 s	glass		15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S	E
	14 s	glass		14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	SSE		S	E	NE
	14 s	glass		14 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	SE		S	E	NE
	13 s	glass		13 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NE	NE	S	E	NE
	13 s	cross- on	5 s	13 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NE	NE	S	E	NE
	13 s	cross	5 s	13 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NNE	NE	S	NE	E
	13 s	glass	5 s	13 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	WSW	NNE	S	ENE	E
	12 s	glass	5 s	12 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S	E	ENE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S	E	NE
	12 s	glass		13 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NNE		S	E	E
	13 s	glass		13 s	10 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	ENE		S	S	E
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NE	NE	S	S	E
	12 s	cross- on	7 s	12 s	16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kahutara around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 47 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (1.9 ft). Range 2.11m (6.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Kahutara Surf Photo: 'Perfect day at Kahutara' by Rob Davies

Kahutara is an epic right point break

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:47 pm 4 Apr 2022