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Kairaki Beach, New Zealand, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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.
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.

Kairaki Beach Location Map

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Use this relief map to navigate to Canterbury surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Kairaki Beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kairaki Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
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

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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

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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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 Ritchie (New Zealand) 180 mi
Fifth closest city location Okuru (New Zealand) 193 mi