Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | ENE 6 | E 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.90m | 7:29AM1.90m | 7:52PM1.82m | 8:21AM1.85m | 8:45PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.19m | 1:21AM0.21m | 1:49PM0.27m | 2:10AM0.28m | 2:40PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 7 | NE 8 | E 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 13 | NE 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 12 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 39 | 39 |
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