Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.9°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 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999999667788999999910101213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8383852202201932421271321171582634223883372873444064643371072378819980
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
1.58
11:27PM
1.71
11:49AM
1.58
12:12AM
1.72
12:33PM
1.61
12:56AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
0.48
5:35AM
0.49
5:46PM
0.46
6:20AM
0.46
6:31PM
0.42
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset---6:04-------6:02-------6:00----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C121514131313121212151515151414151618171615161413
Feels °C (?)101211910109910121112131311121416151514121111
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