Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)13101014141413555561612976889881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)235626253736353235515549891911543417242367545180116
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
1.95
4:23PM
2.01
4:46AM
1.98
5:14PM
2.08
5:39AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.17
10:11AM
0.13
10:40PM
0.12
11:03AM
0.08
11:36PM
0.10
11:57AM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
1---------------------16
Temp. °C1110981017171717181613151819171413101012151311
Feels °C (?)87757121011111312101114151211106681197
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