Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
21
24
24
21
4
3
1
3
8
7
8
20
95
51
53
109
74
58
42
35
30
16
15
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
15
W
5
W
15
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
NE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:39AM1.88m
00:08AM2.00m
12:37PM1.87m
1:03AM1.96m
1:30PM1.87m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.16m
5:46PM0.16m
6:22AM0.18m
6:43PM0.19m
7:16AM0.19m
7:37PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
19
15
12
12
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
13
10
9
9
13
14
15
15
13
13
12
10
15
15
14
11
11
10
10
9
11
10
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
13
6
6
24
21
4
1
1
1
2
8
3
6
3
5
109
74
58
42
35
30
16
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
NE
6
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
21
24
6
6
1
3
1
1
7
7
20
25
51
53
1
1
1
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
6
3
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
SSE
16
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
8
95
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
12
12
12
23
12
49
49
49
39
39
39
43
9
0
0
22
12
0
32
32
47
12
49
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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