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1:32 pm 1 Jul 2011

Kairaki Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Wind and kite surfing: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Kairaki Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Canterbury)

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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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Overall Kairaki Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kairaki Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break New Brighton Beach 6 mi
Second closest break Waikuku Beach 7 mi
Third closest break Trolley's 8 mi
Fourth closest break Lone Pine Brighton 9 mi
Fifth closest break Eddies South Shore 12 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

snow forecast website

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

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Kairaki Beach:

Closest city location Kaiapoi (New Zealand) 4 mi
Second closest city location Woodend (New Zealand) 6 mi
Third closest city location Christchurch (New Zealand) 11 mi
Fourth closest city location Amberley (New Zealand) 16 mi
Fifth closest city location Lincoln (New Zealand) 21 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Kairaki Beach is Christchurch International Airport (CHC) in New Zealand, which is 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Kairaki Beach is Timaru Airport (TIU), also in New Zealand, 157 km (98 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Hokitika Airport (HKK), also in New Zealand, 159 km (99 miles) away.
Kairaki Beach break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Kairaki Beach, New-Zealand - 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 New-Zealand - 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. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Kairaki Beach.