Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 293 | 356 | 345 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 430 | 436 | 350 | 345 | 280 | 276 | 272 | 209 | 199 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:33AM1.71m | 3:59PM1.86m | 4:15AM1.72m | 4:40PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.44m | 9:37AM0.37m | 10:11PM0.41m | 10:20AM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 289 | 293 | 356 | 345 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 430 | 436 | 350 | 345 | 280 | 276 | 272 | 209 | 199 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 77 | 53 | 56 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 49 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 22 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
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