Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 144 | 256 | 313 | 390 | 449 | 400 | 138 | 89 | 74 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.87m | 9:18PM1.82m | 9:50AM1.82m | 10:13PM1.74m | 10:46AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.28m | 3:34AM0.27m | 4:03PM0.36m | 4:24AM0.34m | 4:55PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 400 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | S 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 17 | — | — | 23 | 14 | 25 | 138 | 89 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 144 | 256 | 313 | 390 | 449 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 163 | 187 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 32 | 32 |
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