Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)101014141414131313131312121212121211111111121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254170144186929187845482501067369444442393721218110154
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NE
15
E
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
25
W
15
SW
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
1.80
2:01PM
1.73
2:23AM
1.85
2:46PM
1.82
3:09AM
1.90
3:33PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.34
8:05PM
0.29
8:34AM
0.27
8:54PM
0.23
9:22AM
0.19
9:46PM
0.17
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset----5:58-------5:55-------5:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1412131717141312109111515141314121112161714129
Feels °C (?)99912109896581311118787791211106
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