Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | N 4 | S 18 | S 17 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | S 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 15 | E 6 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 287 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 81 | 79 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 26 | 78 | 27 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.93m | 11:29PM1.82m | 12:04PM1.98m | 00:29AM1.86m | 1:03PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.27m | 5:42AM0.19m | 6:20PM0.24m | 6:39AM0.15m | 7:18PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 8 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | S 16 | E 6 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 287 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 27 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | S 17 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | NE 9 | S 9 | NNE 7 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 9 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 79 | 44 | 43 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | — | 16 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 74 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 32 | — | 26 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 117 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 49 | 54 | 128 | 128 | 136 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 39 | 54 | 32 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
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