Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 11PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | NNE 4 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 24 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 46 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 205 | 265 | 339 | 343 | 465 | 552 | 520 | 507 | 488 | 490 | 484 | 471 | 447 | 1332 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:15PM2.26m | 5:38AM2.07m | 6:10PM2.24m | 6:34AM2.05m | 7:05PM2.18m | 7:31AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.02m | 11:56AM-0.07m | 00:34AM0.01m | 12:52PM-0.04m | 1:29AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 4 | E 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 205 | 265 | 339 | 343 | 465 | 552 | 520 | 507 | 488 | 490 | 484 | 471 | 447 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 11 | NNE 4 | E 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 7 | E 5 | S 15 | S 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 19 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 107 | 301 | 301 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | E 11 | E 18 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 5 | S 16 | NE 6 | SE 8 | E 10 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | — | S 24 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 103 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 75 | — | 165 | — | — | 1332 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | 92 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 52 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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