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Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.9°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 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | |
32 | 32 | 16 | 30 | 217 | 210 | 179 | 151 | 117 | 103 | 75 | 48 | 162 | 158 | 198 | 192 | 131 | 149 | 3285 | 3340 | 114 | 173 | 106 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:57PM1.72m | 10:20AM1.57m | 10:42PM1.71m | 11:05AM1.57m | 11:27PM1.72m | 11:50AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.47m | 4:23PM0.46m | 4:57AM0.45m | 5:08PM0.44m | 5:41AM0.42m | 5:53PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
 kJ | 32 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 217 | 210 | 5 | 151 | 117 | 103 | 75 | 48 | 162 | 158 | 198 | 192 | 131 | 125 | 151 | 125 | 111 | 109 | 106 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 14 | SE 4 | ENE 14 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 67 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 149 | 117 | 113 | 114 | 173 | 88 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 4 | S 16 | — | — | NE 14 | SSE 15 | NE 9 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | — | SSE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 45 | — | — | 47 | 45 | 112 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 27 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | ENE 10 | — | NW 3 | — | SSE 15 | S 5 | ENE 9 | N 3 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 587 | 460 | 196 | 189 | 4 | 10 | 179 | — | 9 | — | 22 | 37 | 55 | 6 | 82 | 149 | 2 | 1 | 3285 | 3340 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 147 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 170 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
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