
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 81 | 76 | 28 | 68 | 14 | 16 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.92m | 4:03PM1.88m | 4:30AM1.92m | 4:49PM1.85m | 5:15AM1.93m | 5:34PM1.82m | 6:00AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.24m | 10:15PM0.20m | 10:43AM0.27m | 11:01PM0.23m | 11:32AM0.30m | 11:47PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
37 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | N 3 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | S 16 | — | E 9 | S 14 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 | — | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | — | 6 | 81 | 76 | 5 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 9 | E 12 | S 15 | — | — | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | S 9 | S 8 | SW 8 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | SSW 6 | — |
4 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 16 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 9 | 16 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 181 | 181 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 160 | 52 | 54 | 32 |
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