
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 81 | 116 | 27 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 55 | 51 | 13 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.99m | 11:16PM1.84m | 11:51AM2.00m | 00:18AM1.85m | 12:51PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.18m | 5:12PM0.22m | 5:31AM0.17m | 6:10PM0.21m | 6:29AM0.15m | 7:07PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 51 | 6 | 55 | 51 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | — | SSE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 12 | E 16 | E 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 14 | — | S 15 |
104 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 7 | — | 48 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | — | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | E 14 | — | S 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 14 | S 19 |
— | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 14 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
56 | 81 | 116 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 52 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
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