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Kairaki Beach surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 NZST
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Kairaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kairaki Beach sea temperature is 14.2°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 12.2 °C max: 13.5 °C min: 10.9 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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Kairaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kairaki Beach sea temperature is 14.2°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 12.2 °C max: 13.5 °C min: 10.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.1
SE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.9
N
1.1
NNE
1
N
0.2
E
0.8
N
0.6
ENE
0.1
S
0.9
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
ENE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)791010101716444114916479666109888101181212111112121211111110101066777888877666668910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1837882853245032917555215844321614126101365443111211254138353433525588111949985636538361723231614394983
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
NE
20
E
15
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
0
NW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
WSW
15
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassononononglassglassglassglassononglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crossononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
1.80
5:33AM
1.72
5:56PM
1.81
6:15AM
1.70
6:39PM
1.81
6:59AM
1.68
7:24PM
1.81
7:45AM
1.66
8:11PM
1.81
8:32AM
1.65
9:00PM
1.82
9:23AM
1.66
9:52PM
1.84
10:16AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.35
11:28PM
0.38
11:44AM
0.36
12:14AM
0.39
12:29PM
0.38
1:01AM
0.40
1:14PM
0.39
1:49AM
0.41
2:01PM
0.39
2:37AM
0.41
2:49PM
0.38
3:27AM
0.38
3:39PM
0.35
4:17AM
0.35
4:30PM
0.30
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Sunrise7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset--5:39-------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1217161412111114171820171414141213141411877671213121211101010121312121211111113131212111099131514121110117786
Feels °C (?)915121111986991413107956696544349981098888910101110101010101011987611131398570122

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