Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | E 14 | SSW 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 48 | 42 | 106 | 629 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 57 | 47 | 48 | 104 | 172 | 174 | 232 | 181 | 147 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.88m | 6:16AM1.90m | 6:38PM1.89m | 7:04AM1.94m | 7:27PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.23m | 00:08AM0.22m | 12:34PM0.21m | 00:57AM0.20m | 1:26PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -3 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 14 | SSE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 12 | 31 | 106 | 21 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 57 | 32 | 48 | 104 | 172 | 174 | 232 | 181 | 147 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 48 | 42 | 16 | 101 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 32 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SE 4 | ESE 11 | SE 4 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | N 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 629 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 22 | 163 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 |
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