Kairaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.39° S 172.71° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kairaki Beach sea temperature is

10.3° C

Kairaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	4s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 6	N 4	E 9	NNE 4	ESE 9	NE 4	NE 4	E 8	ENE 6	NNE 4	NNE 4	E 10	E 14	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 4	E 13	E 12	E 12	S 17	E 12	E 12	E 13
Wave Graph
kJ	27	36	16	14	20	25	24	11	1	26	23	23	2	4	20	11	13	13	12	11	52	11	25	14
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	N	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:49AM1.96m					3:23PM2.18m				3:45AM2.02m				4:19PM2.24m				4:42AM2.06m				5:15PM2.26m
Low Tide				9:02AM0.03m				9:42PM0.10m				10:00AM-0.02m				10:41PM0.05m				10:58AM-0.06m				11:38PM0.02m


	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	7:56
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	7	8	9	12	13	13	12	9	10	10	12	15	16	16	15	15	12	10	10	12	13	12	10	10
Feels °C	4	4	4	5	6	7	6	5	6	6	8	10	11	11	13	12	10	7	7	10	11	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 9	S 13	E 9	NE 8	NE 4	ENE 6	ESE 9	E 11	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	14	14	16	9	14	3	6	16	10	26	8	2	16	16	20	11	6	7	19	8	5	11	9	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 14	E 9	E 9	S 13	ESE 9	S 9	E 9	NE 8	E 9	S 8	S 8	E 8	E 10	NE 9	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	S 19	E 12	E 12	E 13
kJ	2	4	14	14	3	25	14	6	16	2	5	1	1	2	3	4	3	13	12	11	7	11	25	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 9	S 13	S 13	—	—	S 12	S 12	E 8	S 12	S 20	S 18	E 10	E 14	E 10	E 10	E 11	NE 7	S 19	S 19	S 17	S 18	S 18	E 11
kJ	5	2	4	3	—	—	11	3	1	3	8	6	2	4	2	2	2	2	7	7	52	6	6	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 6	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	—	—	—	E 12	—	SSE 2	—
kJ	27	36	12	23	20	20	24	11	4	13	23	23	8	4	3	9	13	—	—	—	25	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waikuku Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Waikuku Beach Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	12	32	49	52	32	52	54	54	39	56	19	147	241	241	54	50	39	39	39	12	0	24	14	39
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Tuhawaiki Point	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay				Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Le Bons Bay	Port Robinson	Tuhawaiki Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2				1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Morne Rights Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Spooky's New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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