Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 32 | 188 | 221 | 192 | 278 | 225 | 225 | 198 | 173 | 173 | 142 | 142 | 72 | 54 | 43 | 50 | 461 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12PM1.70m | 9:39AM1.81m | 10:03PM1.66m | 10:31AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.39m | 3:24AM0.39m | 3:59PM0.43m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:47PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | NE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 192 | 3 | 225 | 225 | 198 | 173 | 173 | 142 | 142 | 72 | 54 | 43 | 50 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 6 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 3 | SE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 8 | 188 | 221 | 6 | 278 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 461 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 241 | 163 | 13 | 13 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 187 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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