Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NNE 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 43 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 54 | 21 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.23m | 5:00AM2.05m | 5:33PM2.27m | 5:57AM2.06m | 6:31PM2.26m | 6:55AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.06m | 11:17AM-0.05m | 11:58PM0.02m | 12:16PM-0.06m | 00:56AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 14 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | E 13 | NE 4 | S 14 | E 12 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | — | — | 1 | — | 56 | 59 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 39 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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