Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 6PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 52 | 96 | 153 | 6461 | 7353 | 291 | 229 | 173 | 102 | 116 | 42 | 1401 | 50 | 140 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:33PM2.09m | 4:57AM2.01m | 5:22PM2.04m | 5:47AM1.99m | 6:12PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.04m | 10:52PM0.08m | 11:14AM0.07m | 11:42PM0.10m | 12:06PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | E 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 96 | 153 | 223 | 295 | 291 | 229 | 173 | 102 | 116 | 42 | 43 | 26 | 3 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | ESE 4 | NE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SSE 17 | E 12 | — | S 17 | E 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 13 | SSE 17 | — | — | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 29 | — | — | 15 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6461 | 7353 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1401 | 50 | 140 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 210 | 269 | 283 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 32 | 32 |
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