Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 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
14.2° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (10 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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)
1
0
1
1
!
!
2
!
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
0.8
SSE
14
3.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.5
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
122
222
243
5088
3462
250
4105
258
123
88
71
193
69
61
61
61
39
50
103
149
4647
4757
4387
Wind (km/h)
10
W
25
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
ESE
10
E
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM1.57m
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
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
9
8
8
7
8
7
7
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
13
16
14
12
11
10
10
10
6
5
3
3
2
3
3
3
6
6
5
4
5
6
5
6
10
14
11
9
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
17
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
Energy kJ
47
102
137
133
204
257
250
178
258
109
77
71
66
69
61
61
61
39
38
103
149
220
212
215
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
67
30
131
125
117
115
111
123
88
27
193
60
5
34
24
23
50
37
37
37
22
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
S
26
0.2
E
12
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
48
31
30
30
35
37
4
2
26
33
30
14
13
12
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
0.3
SW
3
3.5
SSW
13
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
Energy kJ
122
222
243
5088
3462
1
4105
8
12
4647
4757
4387
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
136
13
13
9
9
0
9
0
0
32
32
32
12
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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