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Kahutara surf break

Kahutara surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Jan 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Kahutara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kahutara sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kahutara today?

The current surf forecast for Kahutara at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.1
S
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
ENE
0.5
S
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)766999677788885688778888778877756666661515155567788888878555796
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1952031509622217720921022611711316921122370581351211431481101079994737072725439387474821391107558393917591201712272181761551166750463132364539274053
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
E
5
SW
5
S
10
N
10
NNE
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
10
S
0
NE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
SW
15
S
5
S
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglasscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscrossglassglassoffcross-
off
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
1.76
1:06AM
1.84
1:27PM
1.77
1:55AM
1.86
2:17PM
1.78
2:44AM
1.89
3:07PM
1.79
3:33AM
1.92
3:56PM
1.82
4:20AM
1.96
4:43PM
1.86
5:06AM
2.00
5:28PM
1.89
5:52AM
2.04
6:15PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
0.70
7:25AM
0.78
7:37PM
0.71
8:17AM
0.76
8:22PM
0.69
9:05AM
0.72
9:10PM
0.65
9:51AM
0.67
10:00PM
0.59
10:36AM
0.60
10:50PM
0.52
11:24AM
0.52
11:40PM
0.44
12:13PM
0.44
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset---8:58-------8:57-------8:55-------8:54-------8:53-------8:52-------8:52-------8:51
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212224201715141414141516151515161820181817181818212323181616151312151514141313131719202019191818232526262321161616161716
Feels °C (?)2021241714121112121313131313151617201818171819182224221715141289111111131110101517181818181616232425252320141615131312
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