Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 15 | ESE 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 122 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 246 | 79 | 69 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 71 | 106 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:06AM1.74m | 3:28PM1.85m | 3:48AM1.79m | 4:10PM1.87m | 4:31AM1.85m | 4:53PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.30m | 9:38PM0.30m | 9:56AM0.26m | 10:23PM0.26m | 10:44AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | S 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 106 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | E 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SE 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 122 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 71 | 27 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 16 | SE 7 | E 13 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | E 18 | S 10 | S 10 | E 16 | E 16 | NNW 3 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 2 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 43 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 16 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 13 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 121 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 246 | 79 | 69 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 47 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
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