Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 14 | SSE 17 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 16 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 40 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 746 | 1111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.66m | 2:02PM1.79m | 2:19AM1.68m | 2:45PM1.82m | 3:01AM1.70m | 3:26PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.43m | 8:07PM0.46m | 8:18AM0.39m | 8:51PM0.43m | 9:02AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | SSE 18 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | E 13 | ESE 3 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 60 | 40 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 746 | 1111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 17 | E 14 | E 13 | S 17 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | NE 8 | E 14 | S 14 | — | S 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | E 14 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 17 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | — | 6 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 19 | — | 23 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | SE 17 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 235 | 344 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 56 | 19 | 56 | 117 | 56 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 75 | 54 |
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