Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
!
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
SSE
3
SSW
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111110111113131014141413135555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5010310469444442394024222429073426373635323147536166
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
0
SE
15
E
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
1.82
3:09AM
1.90
3:33PM
1.92
3:56AM
1.95
4:23PM
2.01
4:46AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.27
8:54PM
0.23
9:22AM
0.19
9:46PM
0.17
10:11AM
0.13
10:40PM
0.12
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:53-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111515141414129111617151110981014181617171616
Feels °C (?)7141110108867911128876811131111111212
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