Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.2°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 11PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999999109999910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)351300292208244177220220216181225235225181146108108123176176143143146146
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
30
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
SW
0
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrossglassglassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
crossonononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
1.75
4:45AM
1.82
5:02PM
1.73
5:27AM
1.84
5:45PM
1.72
6:10AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
0.34
10:57AM
0.40
11:10PM
0.36
11:42AM
0.40
11:53PM
0.37
12:27PM
0.41
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset-8:35-------8:37-------8:37------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232120201918201816161515161619211816151515162125
Feels °C (?)171616161617201816161515171517191514131515141924
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