Surf Forecast Surf Report

Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 NZDT
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Kairaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kairaki Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
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
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 (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)16161515151567777788899999101010101010999599888881088888887777713151212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)17116615613112812594113991151181211592112282733622602222202352052052051661292612211305126251413431230183131222121201110999914452626254138373935
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
35
NNW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
W
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
S
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononononcross-
on
crossglassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossglassononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
2.03
9:10PM
2.14
9:38AM
1.97
10:13PM
2.10
10:41AM
1.92
11:16PM
2.05
11:45AM
1.88
12:18AM
2.01
12:46PM
1.84
1:16AM
1.96
1:42PM
1.82
2:10AM
1.93
2:34PM
1.80
2:58AM
1.89
3:21PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
0.01
3:35AM
0.08
3:56PM
0.06
4:35AM
0.13
4:56PM
0.12
5:35AM
0.18
5:55PM
0.17
6:33AM
0.23
6:52PM
0.22
7:29AM
0.26
7:47PM
0.26
8:21AM
0.29
8:38PM
0.29
9:10AM
0.30
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise--------7:46-------7:48-------7:48-------7:50-------7:50-------7:52-------7:52---
Sunset---7:19-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14-------7:12-------7:09-------7:08-------7:07
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141514141415151616161616162023232017161614151515141413121112161715141211111317171515141413141516151515141515151615
Feels °C (?)1099912111111121213151615141416171816141514121312111011111189131514139881116141314131311131213121313111212121312
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