Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 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
15.3° 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 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121211111111111313101414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87845382507210469694442393721212559172537103353231
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
0
NNE
15
E
10
N
15
NW
25
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
1.85
2:46PM
1.82
3:09AM
1.90
3:33PM
1.92
3:56AM
1.95
4:23PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.29
8:34AM
0.27
8:54PM
0.23
9:22AM
0.19
9:46PM
0.17
10:11AM
0.13
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset------5:55-------5:53-------5:52-
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1311109121516141413119121717141198810171717
Feels °C (?)8764814121110776810111096567131110
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