Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 26 | 54 | 372 | 168 | 167 | 122 | 99 | 99 | 113 | 115 | 94 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 74 | 177 | 148 | 136 | 170 | 521 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.81m | 1:02AM1.76m | 1:33PM1.80m | 1:50AM1.72m | 2:19PM1.81m | 2:35AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.27m | 6:48PM0.37m | 7:10AM0.32m | 7:39PM0.42m | 7:56AM0.36m | 8:27PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 26 | 54 | 99 | 168 | 167 | 122 | 99 | 99 | 113 | 115 | 94 | 71 | 51 | 49 | 64 | 54 | 70 | 72 | 57 | 135 | 136 | 170 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 6 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 51 | 74 | 138 | 62 | 50 | 47 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | SE 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | — | 177 | 148 | 6 | 14 | 521 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 372 | — | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 136 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 163 | 165 | 163 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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