Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 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 3.1°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 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010999999999999667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51846841836335629423518818414714414411311310810829325921618520793150186
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffoffonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
1.73
10:12AM
1.60
10:38PM
1.71
11:02AM
1.58
11:27PM
1.71
11:49AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.46
4:02AM
0.49
4:15PM
0.48
4:49AM
0.50
5:01PM
0.48
5:35AM
0.49
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:04------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232118181716182223201514141313141413131212121215
Feels °C (?)181614151413161718191211111111111199999811
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