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Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 24s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 3 | SE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | |
27 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 99 | 197 | 186 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.92m | 2:20PM1.86m | 2:41AM1.88m | 3:07PM1.86m | 3:26AM1.85m | 3:52PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.22m | 8:06AM0.21m | 8:28PM0.25m | 8:54AM0.23m | 9:17PM0.28m | 9:39AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | N 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
27 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 99 | 197 | 186 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | — | N 4 | ESE 3 | SSE 14 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 36 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | SE 7 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 6 | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NE 6 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 2 |
1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 39 | 49 | 39 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 39 | 117 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 52 | 52 |
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