Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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Kairaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kairaki Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
13
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
36
36
129
207
632
490
32
5
30
290
214
169
140
107
103
76
66
78
102
198
303
335
417
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
N
30
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
NE
20
ENE
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
E
10
SE
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:33AM1.59m
9:57PM1.72m
10:20AM1.57m
10:42PM1.71m
11:05AM1.57m
11:27PM1.72m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.47m
3:39PM0.46m
4:14AM0.47m
4:23PM0.46m
4:57AM0.45m
5:08PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
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7:26
7:28
7:30
7:31
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
2
1
7
2
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
9
10
12
12
8
8
7
15
13
14
16
14
14
12
10
12
11
9
12
11
8
10
7
9
7
8
9
9
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
3
NE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.7
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
Energy kJ
36
341
311
129
4
34
32
1366
5
6
290
214
169
5
107
103
76
66
47
102
198
178
131
129
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.6
S
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
36
36
32
30
6
5
5
24
5
5
20
40
78
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.9
NE
9
Energy kJ
24
23
53
45
45
2
5
21
48
120
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Energy kJ
93
118
98
433
207
632
490
424
307
216
11
140
47
121
303
335
417
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
Distance (km)
54
12
32
32
32
54
47
307
54
147
147
128
9
0
0
32
23
0
0
0
0
0
147
313
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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