Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (03 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 102 | 302 | 240 | 200 | 54 | 89 | 29 | 28 | 84 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.83m | 7:26AM1.66m | 7:50PM1.80m | 8:10AM1.62m | 8:34PM1.76m | 8:54AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.39m | 1:27AM0.42m | 1:36PM0.40m | 2:12AM0.43m | 2:20PM0.42m | 2:55AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 133 | 102 | 302 | 240 | 200 | 54 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 84 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | NNW 3 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 54 | 48 | 33 | 3 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 14 | E 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 111 | 140 | — | 17 | 89 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 78 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 32 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 13 |
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