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Motunau Beach Surf Report and Forecast

Current Surf Report for Motunau Beach

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Today's Tide - Motunau Beach Time Times for Motunau Beach
Low 5:55AM 2ft
High 12:08PM 7ft
Low 6:15PM 2.1ft
First Light 7:06AM
Sunrise 7:37AM
Sunset 5:11PM
Last Light 5:42PM

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Motunau Beach Surf Forecast Sun 19 May - Tue 4 Jun

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Surf Forecasting help for Motunau Beach

A detailed long range Motunau Beach Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Motunau Beach and nearby surf spots in the New Zealand area. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.

Surf Forecasting Articles

Hourly Surf Swell Rating Primary Swell Secondary Swell Wind (+ Gusts) Weather Prob.
Mon 05/20 12am 2-4ft 2.5ft 8s 175.84° 3ft 7s   2 2 mph Mostly Clear 52°f 55%
3am 3-4ft 2.5ft 9s 174.81° 3ft 7s   2 3 mph Clear 52°f 55%
Mon 05/20 6am 3-4ft 3.5ft 8s 128.21° 2.5ft 7s   4 6 mph Clear 52°f 100%
9am 3-5ft 4ft 8s 136.32° 1.8ft 8s   5 6 mph Sunny 52°f 100%
Noon 4-6ft 4.5ft 8s 142.97° 1.5ft 11s   5 6 mph Fair 55°f 100%
3pm 4-6ft 4.5ft 8s 141.42° 1.4ft 10s   7 8 mph Fair 57°f 100%
6pm 3-5ft 4.5ft 8s 138.46° 1.5ft 10s   7 9 mph Mostly Clear 54°f 100%
9pm 3-5ft 4.5ft 8s 136.53° 1.4ft 10s   6 8 mph Mostly Clear 52°f 100%
Tide and daylight times for
Low 5:55AM 2ft
High 12:08PM 7ft
Low 6:15PM 2.1ft
First Light 7:06AM
Sunrise 7:37AM
Sunset 5:11PM
Last Light 5:42PM
Tue 05/21 12am 3-5ft 4ft 8s 134.34° 1.3ft 10s   5 6 mph Mostly Clear 52°f 100%
3am 3-5ft 4ft 8s 131.53° 1.4ft 10s   5 6 mph Cloudy 54°f 100%
Tue 05/21 6am 3-5ft 4.5ft 8s 128.6° 1.4ft 11s   7 11 mph Brief Showers 52°f 100%
9am 3-5ft 4.5ft 9s 122.19° 1.4ft 10s   9 14 mph Light Showers 54°f 100%
Noon 3-5ft 4.5ft 9s 115.07° 1.3ft 15s 1.5ft 9s 11 14 mph Light Showers 55°f 100%
3pm 3-5ft 4ft 9s 126.01° 1.8ft 14s 2.5ft 5s 12 16 mph Brief Showers 55°f 100%
6pm 3-5ft 4ft 9s 123.42° 2ft 13s 3ft 5s 10 17 mph Brief Showers 54°f 85%
9pm 3-5ft 2.5ft 13s 182.53° 3ft 9s 4ft 5s 11 18 mph Overcast 54°f 85%
Tide and daylight times for
High 12:28AM 7.2ft
Low 6:43AM 1.8ft
High 12:58PM 7.3ft
Low 7:08PM 2ft
First Light 7:07AM
Sunrise 7:38AM
Sunset 5:10PM
Last Light 5:41PM
Wed 05/22 12am 3-5ft 2.5ft 13s 181.63° 2.5ft 9s 4ft 5s 9 14 mph Overcast 54°f 95%
3am 4-6ft 3ft 15s 180.44° 2.5ft 9s 3.5ft 6s 7 11 mph Cloudy 54°f 95%
Wed 05/22 6am 4-6ft 3ft 14s 180.42° 2.5ft 9s 3.5ft 6s 4 5 mph Cloudy 54°f 95%
9am 4-6ft 3ft 14s 181.41° 3ft 6s   1 1 mph Cloudy 54°f 95%
Noon 4-6ft 3ft 13s 182.74° 2.5ft 6s   5 6 mph Cloudy 55°f 100%
3pm 3-5ft 3ft 13s 183.94° 2.5ft 6s   8 10 mph Cloudy 55°f 100%
6pm 3-5ft 2.5ft 12s 184.29° 2.5ft 6s 0.8ft 2s 9 14 mph Cloudy 52°f 100%
9pm 3-5ft 2.5ft 12s 184.28° 2ft 6s 1.5ft 3s 11 16 mph Overcast 52°f 100%
Tide and daylight times for
High 1:18AM 7.3ft
Low 7:30AM 1.6ft
High 1:48PM 7.6ft
Low 8:02PM 1.7ft
First Light 7:08AM
Sunrise 7:39AM
Sunset 5:09PM
Last Light 5:40PM
Thu 05/23 12am 3-4ft 2.5ft 11s 183.62° 1.9ft 6s 2.5ft 4s 14 25 mph Cloudy 50°f 49%
3am 3-4ft 2ft 11s 182.66° 3.5ft 4s 1.7ft 6s 18 30 mph Drizzle 50°f 49%
Thu 05/23 6am 3-4ft 5.5ft 5s 214.62° 0.9ft 8s 1.5ft 6s 21 34 mph Drizzle 48°f 71%
9am 4-6ft 7.5ft 6s 205.24° 0.8ft 8s 1.2ft 7s 23 35 mph Drizzle 48°f 71%
Noon 5-8ft 8.5ft 7s 195.32° 1ft 7s   20 28 mph Light Showers 48°f 56%
3pm 5-9ft 7.5ft 8s 185.65° 2ft 13s 0.8ft 7s 15 21 mph Light Showers 48°f 56%
6pm 5-8ft 6.5ft 8s 179.06° 2.5ft 13s 0.7ft 7s 13 19 mph Light Showers 46°f 48%
9pm 5-7ft 6ft 8s 174.8° 2ft 12s   11 15 mph Overcast 46°f 48%
Tide and daylight times for
High 2:09AM 7.6ft
Low 8:20AM 1.4ft
High 2:39PM 8ft
Low 8:56PM 1.4ft
First Light 7:08AM
Sunrise 7:40AM
Sunset 5:08PM
Last Light 5:40PM
Fri 05/24 12am 4-6ft 5.5ft 7s 171.45° 1.9ft 12s   12 17 mph Mostly Clear 45°f 62%
3am 4-6ft 5ft 7s 168.61° 1.7ft 11s   12 18 mph Mostly Clear 45°f 62%
Fri 05/24 6am 3-5ft 4.5ft 7s 155.68° 1.4ft 11s 1.9ft 4s 12 17 mph Mostly Clear 43°f 6%
9am 3-5ft 4ft 7s 154.51° 1.3ft 10s 1.7ft 4s 11 14 mph Fair 43°f 6%
Noon 3-5ft 4ft 7s 152.38° 1.2ft 10s 1.7ft 4s 10 11 mph Fair 46°f 40%
3pm 3-5ft 4ft 7s 157.05° 1.1ft 10s   7 8 mph Fair 46°f 40%
6pm 3-5ft 4ft 7s 151.88° 0.9ft 9s   4 5 mph Mostly Clear 46°f 60%
9pm 3-4ft 3.5ft 7s 144.46° 1.4ft 9s   3 4 mph Clear 45°f 60%
Tide and daylight times for
High 3:04AM 7.9ft
Low 9:14AM 1.2ft
High 3:33PM 8.3ft
Low 9:51PM 1.2ft
First Light 7:09AM
Sunrise 7:41AM
Sunset 5:08PM
Last Light 5:39PM
Sat 05/25 12am 3-4ft 3.5ft 7s 142.4° 1.3ft 9s   3 3 mph Clear 45°f 27%
3am 2-4ft 3ft 7s 138.13° 1.6ft 9s   4 6 mph Clear 45°f 27%
Sat 05/25 6am 2-4ft 3ft 7s 130.13° 1.9ft 8s   6 7 mph Clear 45°f 18%
9am 2-3ft 3ft 7s 122.13° 1.8ft 8s   5 6 mph Sunny 45°f 18%
Noon 2-3ft 2.5ft 7s 133.22° 1.8ft 8s 1.9ft 4s 6 8 mph Sunny 52°f 36%
3pm 2-3ft 2ft 7s 135.77° 1.6ft 8s 2ft 4s 4 6 mph Sunny 54°f 36%
6pm 2-3ft 1.8ft 7s 135.87° 1.5ft 8s 2ft 5s 5 6 mph Clear 52°f 49%
9pm 2-3ft 1.7ft 7s 134.78° 2ft 5s   7 8 mph Mostly Clear 45°f 49%
Tide and daylight times for
High 4:00AM 8.1ft
Low 10:10AM 1ft
High 4:29PM 8.6ft
Low 10:47PM 0.9ft
First Light 7:10AM
Sunrise 7:42AM
Sunset 5:07PM
Last Light 5:38PM
Sun 05/26 12am 1-2ft 1.4ft 7s 130.74° 1.9ft 5s   9 11 mph Mostly Clear 41°f 15%
3am 2-3ft 1.3ft 12s 187.25° 1.7ft 5s   10 12 mph Cloudy 43°f 15%
Sun 05/26 6am 2-4ft 1.8ft 12s 185.01° 1.5ft 5s   9 11 mph Mostly Clear 43°f 38%
9am 2-4ft 1.7ft 12s 186.46° 1.4ft 5s   10 14 mph Sunny 45°f 38%
Noon 2-4ft 1.7ft 13s 187.41° 1.2ft 6s 0.6ft 2s 10 22 mph Sunny 55°f 35%
3pm 2-4ft 1.6ft 14s 188.64° 1ft 2s 1.1ft 6s 7 11 mph Sunny 55°f 35%
6pm 2-3ft 1.5ft 14s 188.58° 1.3ft 3s 1ft 6s 5 6 mph Clear 52°f 36%
9pm 2-4ft 1.5ft 15s 185.68° 1.1ft 3s   5 6 mph Clear 48°f 36%
Tide and daylight times for
High 4:57AM 8.2ft
Low 11:08AM 0.8ft
High 5:26PM 8.8ft
Low 11:44PM 0.8ft
First Light 7:11AM
Sunrise 7:42AM
Sunset 5:06PM
Last Light 5:38PM

Extended Surf Forecast for Motunau Beach Area
Mon 05/27 12am 2-3ft 1.2ft 14s 192.12° 1ft 6s   12 21 mph Clear 45°f 26%
3am 2-3ft 1.1ft 14s 196.13° 1.2ft 10s 1.3ft 3s 14 40 mph Clear 46°f 26%
Mon 05/27 6am 2-4ft 1.4ft 18s 189.83° 1.1ft 10s 1.9ft 3s 21 44 mph Mostly Clear 52°f 15%
9am 2-4ft 1.4ft 17s 187.54° 1.5ft 3s 1.1ft 6s 20 46 mph Overcast 55°f 15%
Noon 2-4ft 1.4ft 17s 182.96° 1.2ft 3s 1.1ft 6s 19 40 mph Cloudy 61°f 23%
3pm 5-8ft 4ft 16s 191.55° 0.9ft 3s 0.9ft 6s 26 42 mph Sunny 54°f 23%
6pm 6-9ft 5.5ft 14s 188.69° 0.9ft 10s   16 23 mph Mostly Clear 48°f 28%
9pm 6-9ft 5.5ft 13s 187.54° 0.8ft 9s   8 18 mph Showers 45°f 28%
Tide and daylight times for
High 5:55AM 8.3ft
Low 12:05PM 0.6ft
High 6:24PM 8.9ft
First Light 7:12AM
Sunrise 7:43AM
Sunset 5:06PM
Last Light 5:37PM
Tue 05/28 12am 5-8ft 5.5ft 12s 187.54° 0.6ft 10s 0.8ft 9s 8 18 mph Showers 45°f 18%
3am 5-8ft 5.5ft 12s 187.54° 0.5ft 10s 0.9ft 9s 11 20 mph Heavy Snow 37°f 18%
Tue 05/28 6am 6-9ft 6ft 12s 188.11° 1ft 9s   11 20 mph Heavy Snow 37°f 13%
9am 6-9ft 7ft 11s 190.98° 1.1ft 9s   21 41 mph Rain 52°f 13%
Noon 5-9ft 9ft 7s 191.55° 1.1ft 9s   10 18 mph Fair 37°f 11%
3pm 6-10ft 9.5ft 8s 188.69° 1ft 9s   10 18 mph Fair 37°f 11%
6pm 6-10ft 8.5ft 9s 184.1° 1ft 9s   10 18 mph Mostly Clear 37°f 16%
9pm 6-10ft 8ft 10s 181.81° 1ft 9s   10 18 mph Mostly Clear 37°f 16%
Tide and daylight times for
Low 12:43AM 0.7ft
High 6:54AM 8.3ft
Low 1:02PM 0.6ft
High 7:21PM 8.8ft
First Light 7:13AM
Sunrise 7:44AM
Sunset 5:05PM
Last Light 5:36PM
Wed 05/29 12am 6-9ft 7ft 10s 180.09° 1.1ft 9s   10 18 mph Mostly Clear 37°f 8%
3am 5-8ft 6.5ft 10s 179.52° 1.1ft 9s   9 14 mph Brief Showers 45°f 8%
Wed 05/29 6am 5-8ft 5.5ft 10s 177.8° 1.1ft 10s   9 14 mph Brief Showers 45°f 20%
9am 5-7ft 5ft 10s 173.22° 1.1ft 10s 1.3ft 3s 9 14 mph Brief Showers 45°f 20%
Noon 4-7ft 4.5ft 10s 173.22° 1ft 10s 1.3ft 3s 4 5 mph Fair 50°f 23%
3pm 4-6ft 4.5ft 10s 173.79° 0.9ft 9s 1.1ft 3s 4 5 mph Fair 50°f 23%
6pm 4-6ft 4ft 10s 176.65° 0.8ft 9s   4 5 mph Mostly Clear 50°f N/A
9pm 4-6ft 4ft 10s 177.23° 0.7ft 9s   4 5 mph Mostly Clear 50°f N/A
Tide and daylight times for
Low 1:40AM 0.7ft
High 7:52AM 8.3ft
Low 1:58PM 0.6ft
High 8:18PM 8.6ft
First Light 7:13AM
Sunrise 7:45AM
Sunset 5:04PM
Last Light 5:36PM
Thu 05/30 12am 4-6ft 4ft 10s 177.8° 0.6ft 9s   4 5 mph Mostly Clear 50°f N/A

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