Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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Kairaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kairaki Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 7PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
4
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
13
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
1.7
SSW
14
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SE
13
3.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
132
202
618
565
32
17
30
275
214
140
140
105
78
1111
48
82
102
198
195
170
212
172
3502
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
35
N
35
NNW
15
NW
30
NW
15
SW
5
NNW
15
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
NE
10
NE
0
ESE
15
S
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:33AM1.59m
9:57PM1.72m
10:20AM1.57m
10:42PM1.71m
11:05AM1.57m
11:27PM1.72m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.46m
4:14AM0.47m
4:23PM0.46m
4:57AM0.45m
5:08PM0.44m
5:41AM0.42m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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7:26
7:28
7:30
7:31
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
15
9
8
8
8
8
15
16
14
14
10
10
13
10
10
12
10
12
8
7
7
8
9
12
11
3
2
2
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
S
17
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.8
SSE
14
Energy kJ
98
132
4
34
32
32
17
6
275
214
5
140
105
78
68
48
47
102
198
192
131
212
172
223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
13
0.3
NW
3
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
Energy kJ
36
6
5
30
2
5
7
5
5
5
20
45
82
30
2
1
127
117
115
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
NE
14
0.1
S
15
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
24
24
45
45
45
30
4
40
67
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
8
1.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
ENE
10
0.3
NW
3
1.7
SSW
14
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
3.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
470
202
618
565
470
222
216
16
140
1
1111
3
6
70
195
170
1
2
3502
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
32
47
54
246
246
147
12
147
13
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
9
13
13
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
2
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
4
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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