Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
27
25
14
14
13
21
24
24
21
4
3
3
3
7
7
7
20
23
51
53
57
57
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:38AM1.90m
11:10PM2.04m
11:39AM1.88m
00:08AM2.00m
12:37PM1.87m
1:03AM1.96m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.13m
5:27AM0.16m
5:46PM0.16m
6:22AM0.18m
6:43PM0.19m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
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5:42
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
8
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
15
18
17
17
17
16
14
14
17
15
14
14
13
12
11
5
9
10
10
10
10
11
9
9
14
15
14
15
15
14
12
11
15
12
12
11
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
Energy kJ
42
42
27
25
14
14
13
6
6
24
21
1
3
1
1
7
7
3
6
11
53
57
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
21
24
6
6
4
3
3
3
1
7
20
23
51
9
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
1
3
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
39
52
52
12
12
12
12
12
23
32
49
49
49
49
39
52
39
32
32
23
12
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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