Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 43 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 7 | 31 | 102 | 68 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 90 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.77m | 10:17PM1.61m | 10:41AM1.73m | 11:05PM1.58m | 11:27AM1.71m | 11:52PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.43m | 4:12PM0.44m | 4:23AM0.45m | 4:58PM0.45m | 5:08AM0.46m | 5:42PM0.45m | 5:52AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | 8:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 43 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 55 | 83 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 102 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | — | S 15 | E 7 | N 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | S 13 | S 9 | SE 5 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 55 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | S 2 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | — | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 46 | — | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 9 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 75 | 52 | 39 | 117 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 54 | 52 | 32 | 23 | 39 | 39 | 56 |
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