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Kairaki Beach Surf Forecast
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Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 21 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 49 | 46 | 69 | 68 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 63 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 37 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31AM 1.90 | 3:02PM 2.06 | 3:22AM 1.91 | 3:51PM 2.06 | 4:11AM 1.91 | 4:38PM 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:41AM 0.14 | 9:18PM 0.20 | 9:34AM 0.13 | 10:09PM 0.19 | 10:24AM 0.14 | 10:57PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
Calm condsitions have become offshore at Kairaki Beach (light winds from the W at Christchurch International Airport 16 km from Kairaki Beach). 1.8m 16s long period groundswell from the S with a 0.4m 7s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
16 km away, 1 h 29 min ago
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