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Motunau Beach surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 14.4°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 12.5 °C max: 13.9 °C min: 11.3 °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 14.4°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 12.5 °C max: 13.9 °C min: 11.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Motunau Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Motunau Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.6
SE
0.4
ENE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101010101015141414141516161615151414171716161615141312111110109151515161616151616161688815558471011111110107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)99101010102153515240474848615855533811336862551536722014911172512926241321214562999991646324242846378959212221661081177975676435
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
15
SSW
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
10
N
10
N
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
1.55
2:41AM
1.62
3:04PM
1.57
3:23AM
1.61
3:46PM
1.59
4:05AM
1.60
4:29PM
1.62
4:48AM
1.59
5:12PM
1.64
5:32AM
1.57
5:56PM
1.65
6:16AM
1.56
6:40PM
1.66
7:01AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.34
8:26PM
0.35
8:53AM
0.34
9:10PM
0.35
9:34AM
0.33
9:55PM
0.34
10:16AM
0.32
10:40PM
0.34
10:59AM
0.32
11:27PM
0.35
11:42AM
0.33
12:13AM
0.35
12:27PM
0.34
1:00AM
0.36
1:12PM
0.35
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset--5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35-
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------------------------112311---1-
Temp. °C11141312111110101114141211101010131513111111109101618141111121514121111121110101519191716161514121098109977888
Feels °C (?)9121110109889121199877111297986681416116678109778886911111112111211644233200223

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