Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
21
4
3
4
3
7
3
8
21
95
51
107
73
74
60
41
35
31
27
15
14
13
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
E
15
E
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
0
ENE
0
NNW
5
WNW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:39AM1.88m
00:08AM2.00m
12:37PM1.87m
1:03AM1.96m
1:30PM1.87m
1:54AM1.92m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.16m
6:22AM0.18m
6:43PM0.19m
7:16AM0.19m
7:37PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
11
14
17
17
17
17
15
13
14
17
17
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
9
13
15
15
14
15
13
10
10
15
14
10
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
24
21
1
1
1
1
2
8
4
6
2
107
73
74
60
41
35
31
27
5
4
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
NE
6
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
24
6
6
4
3
1
1
7
3
21
19
51
3
1
2
1
2
2
15
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
95
1
1
3
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
12
12
23
32
12
49
49
39
39
39
147
39
19
32
32
12
0
32
32
32
12
12
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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