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Motunau Beach surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 Mar 2024 NZDT
Forecast update in  hr  min  s 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 15.2°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 13.7 °C max: 15.2 °C min: 12.0 °C)
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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 15.2°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 13.7 °C max: 15.2 °C min: 12.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)--
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sat
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
1.3
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111111111116161617181818171616988999998121211111010101413131212111111116771111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)540485314235236203695553333231302324255373801271521126561763533443838373751104423735333148615551477163121608913086636038383838373737
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
ESE
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
N
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
1.59
9:15AM
1.50
9:39PM
1.59
10:01AM
1.49
10:27PM
1.60
10:50AM
1.49
11:17PM
1.63
11:40AM
1.51
12:09AM
1.68
12:32PM
1.56
1:02AM
1.74
1:26PM
1.62
1:56AM
1.81
2:20PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
0.40
3:27PM
0.40
4:00AM
0.41
4:13PM
0.41
4:48AM
0.41
5:00PM
0.38
5:37AM
0.38
5:49PM
0.34
6:27AM
0.34
6:41PM
0.27
7:19AM
0.27
7:34PM
0.19
8:12AM
0.19
8:29PM
0.11
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sat
06
Sunrise------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-------7:45-------7:46-------7:47-------7:48-----
Sunset-7:22-------7:21-------7:20-------7:17-------7:15-------7:14-------7:13-------7:10--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1312991011111314141210101011131312111110101112131211121212121314131111111013192218161616151313131211111111111313121110
Feels °C (?)465678991213118789111110101099101099910101110101197810811161712111213138999891111101110988

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