Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ESE 15 | E 14 | NE 4 | E 14 | S 17 | S 17 | N 4 | SSE 14 | SE 5 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 3 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 24 | 120 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 50 | 7 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41AM2.07m | 7:05PM1.94m | 7:35AM2.11m | 8:00PM1.93m | 8:33AM2.11m | 8:59PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.12m | 1:05PM0.15m | 1:24AM0.10m | 2:02PM0.13m | 2:20AM0.09m | 3:00PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 16 | ESE 4 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 10 | N 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 16 | NE 7 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 6 | 27 | 50 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | NE 9 | SE 6 | S 12 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 14 | — | E 14 | S 17 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | — | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 2 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 14 | SE 5 | S 7 | ENE 8 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 2 | — | 21 | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 41 | 24 | 120 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 52 | 39 | 43 | 39 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 52 | 56 | 39 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
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