Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)101011121212121211111010141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)328521657847934920761628403332254164144186928985845382501067169
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NW
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
WNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
NE
10
NE
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56AM
1.75
1:17PM
1.66
1:39AM
1.80
2:01PM
1.73
2:23AM
1.85
2:46PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
0.42
7:04AM
0.41
7:17PM
0.36
7:49AM
0.34
8:05PM
0.29
8:34AM
0.27
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:58-------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset------5:59-------5:58-------5:55-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1615141214182017151514131517171411109911141615
Feels °C (?)15119913141511111089111312976569101310
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