Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
2.5
SE
2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.2
ESE
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)678889999101010109888108888810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123171141149151202238213987741351335342439418520481318481383297282248222
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
1.99
7:06PM
2.14
7:32AM
1.97
8:05PM
2.13
8:32AM
1.94
9:07PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
0.05
1:32AM
0.09
1:52PM
0.05
2:31AM
0.11
2:51PM
0.07
3:30AM
0.12
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:45-------5:45-----
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
32--------1--1--1-11----
Temp. °C1110109887779109877778888887
Feels °C (?)644323222344311112223343
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