Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 12PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)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
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.9
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.9
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)68891010109101067888888910101088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173837691021111145080546419321519116511410998199242289341481477
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
1.99
6:09PM
2.13
6:34AM
1.99
7:06PM
2.14
7:32AM
1.97
8:05PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
0.06
12:34AM
0.09
12:54PM
0.05
1:32AM
0.09
1:52PM
0.05
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:47-------5:45---
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------1111----------11
Temp. °C1010111514111111111111101098887799998
Feels °C (?)6791384455553332221132332
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