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Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 13 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 | ENE 12 | SSE 13 | ENE 11 | SSE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 16 | |
198 | 179 | 158 | 229 | 250 | 211 | 298 | 79 | 120 | 71 | 34 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 102 | 104 | 147 | 4500 | 4595 | 2873 | 3005 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.72m | 11:50AM1.61m | 00:12AM1.74m | 12:36PM1.68m | 00:58AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM0.44m | 5:41AM0.42m | 5:53PM0.40m | 6:25AM0.36m | 6:41PM0.35m | 7:10AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 17 | ENE 12 | SSE 13 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
198 | 133 | 158 | 229 | 250 | 211 | 298 | 79 | 120 | 71 | 25 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 102 | 104 | 147 | 184 | 191 | 168 | 223 | 223 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 9 | ENE 12 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
— | 4 | 131 | 125 | 117 | 115 | 111 | 37 | 77 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 36 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 26 | E 12 | S 24 | S 22 | S 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 30 | 35 | — | — | 36 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 14 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | — |
167 | 179 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 126 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4500 | 4595 | 2873 | 3005 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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