Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 15 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 64 | 63 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 324 | 286 | 304 | 290 | 335 | 195 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:37AM1.72m | 6:02PM1.86m | 6:19AM1.71m | 6:42PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.36m | 11:47AM0.31m | 00:20AM0.35m | 12:31PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 286 | 304 | 290 | 335 | 195 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | E 17 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 16 | E 11 | SE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 6 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 99 | 94 | 98 | 2 | 136 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 16 | NE 9 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 18 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 13 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 33 | 135 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 324 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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