Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
14.4° 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 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)--
Afternoon (19 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999991010101010101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22021622022522518114915916616613713711114014615214614010983725049108
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
E
20
E
15
E
5
E
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
NE
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.73
5:27AM
1.84
5:45PM
1.72
6:10AM
1.85
6:28PM
1.71
6:53AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
0.36
11:42AM
0.40
11:53PM
0.37
12:27PM
0.41
12:37AM
0.38
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:48--
Sunset-8:37-------8:37-------8:38------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201717161514182117151514141420262417111111111212
Feels °C (?)2016171513111619131214141413182424135791098
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