Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 42 | 212 | 513 | 586 | 413 | 395 | 305 | 299 | 199 | 205 | 194 | 194 | 191 | 159 | 159 | 129 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.71m | 8:07PM1.78m | 8:31AM1.72m | 8:53PM1.76m | 9:22AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.33m | 2:31AM0.33m | 2:52PM0.34m | 3:18AM0.32m | 3:43PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 34 | 21 | 47 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 199 | 205 | 194 | 194 | 191 | 159 | 159 | 129 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 13 | NNW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | S 15 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 212 | 513 | 586 | 413 | 395 | 305 | 299 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 75 | 0 | 9 | 303 | 303 | 163 | 163 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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