Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)999111111111111101010101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10610683166213191191194191478392326418388314288283235235218197181206193
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
E
20
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
1.85
2:34AM
1.80
2:53PM
1.80
3:20AM
1.79
3:37PM
1.77
4:03AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
0.30
8:17PM
0.27
8:38AM
0.34
9:03PM
0.30
9:26AM
0.37
9:46PM
0.33
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:54-------5:52
Sunset---8:30-------8:32-------8:34----
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-131--------------------
Temp. °C1213101010109810121212121111111623231918181716
Feels °C (?)9105788767756881081218181717151412
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