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Waikuku Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 18 Apr 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Waikuku Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waikuku Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waikuku Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Waikuku Beach at 5AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waikuku Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1391 | 614 | 640 | 563 | 479 | 432 | 492 | 1141 | 391 | 344 | 289 | 248 | 248 | 289 | 248 | 254 | 181 | 153 | 144 | 113 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 65 | 64 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 65 | 40 | 41 | 167 | 263 | 119 | 699 | 147 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 132 | 112 | 107 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 54 | 44 | 92 | 172 | 174 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:55PM 1.72 | 9:17AM 1.58 | 9:42PM 1.71 | 10:03AM 1.57 | 10:29PM 1.73 | 10:50AM 1.59 | 11:17PM 1.76 | 11:39AM 1.64 | 12:05AM 1.82 | 12:29PM 1.71 | 12:55AM 1.88 | 1:20PM 1.81 | 1:46AM 1.95 | 2:13PM 1.93 | 2:39AM 2.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:16AM 0.49 | 3:27PM 0.48 | 4:02AM 0.49 | 4:12PM 0.47 | 4:48AM 0.46 | 4:58PM 0.42 | 5:34AM 0.41 | 5:46PM 0.35 | 6:22AM 0.34 | 6:36PM 0.27 | 7:11AM 0.25 | 7:29PM 0.19 | 8:01AM 0.16 | 8:24PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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