Kairaki Beach ratings

Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0

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Swell from Hurricane Danielle is now arriving on the coast of NW Europe and for much of France, Britain and Ireland, it is meeting offshore winds. September conditions do not get much better than this. Swell height is around the 1m mark but the period, in the range 15-20 secs, means that exposed breaks are generally well overhead on the well-separated sets. Drop everything and get on it! Should last through the weekend, with the period getting shorter and the wave height growing.

Kairaki Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports (Canterbury, NZ)

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Name: Kairaki Beach
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SSE Offshore Wind: W

Kairaki Beach in Canterbury is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kairaki Beach:

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Closest break Waikuku Beach 7 mi
Second closest break Sumner Bar 12 mi
Third closest break Scarborough 13 mi
Fourth closest break Taylors Mistake 14 mi
Fifth closest break Leithfield Beach 14 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Kairaki Beach:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4569 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4624 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4869 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4930 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 5078 mi

Tide stations nearest to Kairaki Beach:

Closest tide station Lyttelton, New Zealand 14 mi
Second closest tide station Lyttelton, New Zealand (2) 14 mi
Third closest tide station Akaroa, New Zealand 30 mi
Fourth closest tide station Akaroa, New Zealand(2) 30 mi
Fifth closest tide station Kaikoura, New Zealand 84 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Kairaki Beach:

Closest ski area Craigieburn (New Zealand) 54 mi
Second closest ski area Mount Cheeseman (New Zealand) 54 mi
Third closest ski area Porters (New Zealand) 54 mi
Fourth closest ski area Broken River (New Zealand) 55 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mount Olympus (New Zealand) 57 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Kairaki Beach:

Closest city location Christchurch (New Zealand) 11 mi
Second closest city location Nelson (New Zealand) 149 mi
Third closest city location Wellington (New Zealand) 180 mi
Fourth closest city location Okuru (New Zealand) 193 mi
Fifth closest city location Dunedin (New Zealand) 203 mi
Kairaki Beach break location map and break info
This is the surf forecast page for Kairaki Beach, Canterbury. Use the tab navigation above to view Kairaki Beach sea temperature, Kairaki Beach photographs, Kairaki Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Kairaki Beach webcams, current wind from Canterbury live weather stations and Kairaki Beach tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Kairaki Beach. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Canterbury surf breaks near to Kairaki Beach to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.