Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
1
NE
1
NE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.2
S
0.7
NNE
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)131345551641212777989101010101091010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323138415037191311319191842536510014914611172305956
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
2.01
4:46AM
1.98
5:14PM
2.08
5:39AM
1.99
6:09PM
2.13
6:34AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.12
11:03AM
0.08
11:36PM
0.10
11:57AM
0.06
12:34AM
0.09
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171616161919161412111011141411111110101113
Feels °C (?)1010111211121213131011977810856744610
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