Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | NNE 4 | S 12 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SE 10 | SE 4 | S 3 | SE 5 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:15AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.75m | 1:01AM1.64m | 1:25PM1.76m | 1:44AM1.66m | 2:07PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.45m | 6:45PM0.47m | 6:57AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | 7:41AM0.39m | 8:12PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | — | ESE 13 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | E 10 | ESE 4 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 14 | SE 10 | S 12 | E 14 | E 13 | N 3 | E 10 | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | N 3 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 47 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 421 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 0 |
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