Surf Forecast Surf Report

Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.0°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 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
E
1.3
S
1.3
S
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
S
0.6
ENE
1
NE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.7
N
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.7
NE
0.1
S
0.5
S
1.3
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)121111111111101010109119811119991212111010101099165599667755516161616415151641816677788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)79763753443936628615711185725038269230212028242030354037353433312219144712122117185333555513171720166129124171828375511312626
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
NNW
5
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
0
SW
5
N
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
10
W
25
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrossoffoffoffglassglassononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
2.12
9:22AM
1.92
9:54PM
2.05
10:23AM
1.86
10:53PM
1.98
11:22AM
1.82
11:49PM
1.92
12:17PM
1.79
12:40AM
1.86
1:07PM
1.76
1:28AM
1.81
1:54PM
1.75
2:12AM
1.78
2:38PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.06
3:16AM
0.13
3:35PM
0.12
4:13AM
0.18
4:32PM
0.19
5:09AM
0.23
5:27PM
0.25
6:02AM
0.27
6:20PM
0.30
6:52AM
0.30
7:09PM
0.35
7:38AM
0.32
7:57PM
0.38
8:21AM
0.34
8:42PM
0.39
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:21---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1110101099101213131313121212121311111010101011111111111010101316151412121110121313131312121318201919161012131312121110
Feels °C (?)56665681012101010999101291088999888989912161412910981011111212101091416161514511121199109
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