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Kahutara surf Forecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 15.7°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 14.8 °C max: 16.2 °C min: 13.1 °C)
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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 15.7°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 14.8 °C max: 16.2 °C min: 13.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Kahutara today?

The current surf forecast for Kahutara at 4PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.2
S
0.3
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)12121111101010999991010101011111010101212131313121212121212121212121211111111111010101010101010101010999921196
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1022749544451353284235132133139139142145148117963633372552451935377591247134912781218110011009578148006986996996175324834033383432922812181761761732001601601289872684747273364101
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
0
SW
5
S
5
SSW
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
1.88
1:44AM
1.93
2:09PM
1.84
2:35AM
1.89
2:59PM
1.81
3:24AM
1.86
3:47PM
1.78
4:11AM
1.84
4:32PM
1.77
4:54AM
1.82
5:15PM
1.77
5:34AM
1.82
5:58PM
1.78
6:13AM
1.81
6:40PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.60
7:28PM
0.60
8:08AM
0.62
8:17PM
0.61
8:54AM
0.62
9:07PM
0.61
9:40AM
0.63
9:58PM
0.61
10:25AM
0.63
10:47PM
0.60
11:09AM
0.62
11:31PM
0.60
11:51AM
0.61
12:10AM
0.61
12:30PM
0.61
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset---7:38-------7:37-------7:35-------7:32-------7:31-------7:30-------7:28-------7:25
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Rain (mm)
1------------------------131--------------------------------
Temp. °C101213111099911141413121212121517181717171615161514141414131315161615151514131516181717181818182022211919191919212218
Feels °C (?)57989777910109889101416171615161514151415131312111215141413151512111414151615161516161820191516171717181913

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