Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 12 | E 11 | SSW 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 538 | 379 | 345 | 374 | 317 | 361 | 267 | 208 | 200 | 159 | 156 | 240 | 123 | 118 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 46 | 41 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:56PM1.78m | 12:31PM1.89m | 00:54AM1.83m | 1:29PM1.99m | 1:52AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.33m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.28m | 7:07AM0.18m | 7:45PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 382 | 379 | 379 | 329 | 323 | 317 | 267 | 267 | 208 | 200 | 159 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 118 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 117 | 112 | 152 | — | — | 198 | 91 | 126 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 121 | 240 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 51 | — | — | — | 5 | 46 | 41 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 141 | 538 | — | 345 | 374 | 42 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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