Kairaki Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – Canterbury)
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Kairaki Beach Spot ID: Type: beach Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell SSE | Wind W Sea Temperature Today is: 11.8 °C |
Friday, 24 May 2013, 12:50 Local time
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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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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Lyttelton, New Zealand, 23 miles from Kairaki Beach.
Kairaki Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Christchurch International Airport, 16 km from Kairaki Beach.
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Overall Kairaki Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
This image describes the variation of swells directed at Kairaki Beach over a normal Ma... (show all text) 
The graph shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different direction... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Kairaki Beach surf consistency graph. Also see Kairaki Beach surf quality by season and Kairaki Beach surf quality by month. |
Kairaki Beach Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Canterbury surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Kairaki Beach
Visitor Reviews of Kairaki Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kairaki Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| Closest tide station | Lyttelton | 14 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Akaroa | 30 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Kaikoura | 84 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Hokitika River Bar | 99 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Timaru Harbour | 101 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Kairaki Beach: |
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| 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 |
Town and city forecasts close to Kairaki Beach: |
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| 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 | Lower Hutt (New Zealand) | 188 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Porirua (New Zealand) | 191 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.
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