Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 44 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 33 | 211 | 57 | 70 | 53 | 49 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:39AM1.84m | 1:15PM2.02m | 1:38AM1.90m | 2:12PM2.10m | 2:34AM1.96m | 3:08PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:31PM0.22m | 7:49AM0.10m | 8:29PM0.16m | 8:47AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 57 | 70 | 53 | 49 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 3 | NW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | W 2 | SW 2 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 211 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 163 |
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