Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 66 | 206 | 277 | 315 | 533 | 327 | 282 | 295 | 293 | 300 | 335 | 342 | 486 | 466 | 524 | 388 | 381 | 381 | 505 | 575 | 515 | 596 | 707 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.74m | 9:49AM1.66m | 10:10PM1.73m | 10:40AM1.71m | 11:01PM1.75m | 11:34AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.39m | 3:47AM0.36m | 4:04PM0.38m | 4:33AM0.34m | 4:55PM0.36m | 5:21AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 227 | 533 | 327 | 282 | 295 | 293 | 300 | 335 | 342 | 486 | 466 | 524 | 388 | 381 | 381 | 505 | 575 | 515 | 596 | 707 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 |
| kJ | 45 | 38 | 206 | 201 | 125 | 124 | 119 | 109 | 104 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 55 | 158 | 96 | — | 198 | 243 | 280 | 351 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 34 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 29 | 25 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 15 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 66 | 134 | 277 | 315 | 307 | 53 | 43 | 27 | 4 | 208 | — | — | 60 | 60 | 61 | 25 | 49 | 80 | 53 | 54 | 86 | 96 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 117 | 117 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
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