Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 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
16.1° 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 11PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)788899991010101010101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2803484464324744633881463435468410356306314250192188147144141108108110110
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
25
NW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
1.76
9:21AM
1.63
9:48PM
1.73
10:12AM
1.60
10:38PM
1.71
11:02AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.43
3:15AM
0.46
3:28PM
0.46
4:02AM
0.49
4:15PM
0.48
4:49AM
0.50
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-6:08-------6:07-------6:06------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C161515151414151921201818171718212220161413121214
Feels °C (?)111011111011141817151414141415151618141110111111
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