Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | E 12 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.81m | 11:20AM1.80m | 11:41PM1.74m | 12:14PM1.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.27m | 5:27PM0.37m | 5:49AM0.34m | 6:18PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 12 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | SE 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | 13 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 75 |
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