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Kairaki Beach Surf Forecast
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Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kairaki Beach today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kairaki Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
12 | 103 | 103 | 114 | 140 | 114 | 134 | 137 | 160 | 173 | 212 | 318 | 202 | 251 | 343 | 301 | 388 | 314 | 279 | 291 | 227 | 184 | 184 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.86m | 5:12AM1.72m | 5:38PM1.86m | 5:56AM1.71m | 6:22PM1.85m | 6:41AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.41m | 11:22AM0.37m | 11:57PM0.41m | 12:06PM0.38m | 00:42AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 3 | 103 | 103 | 114 | 140 | 114 | 134 | 137 | 16 | 173 | 16 | 318 | 202 | 251 | 343 | 301 | 388 | 314 | 279 | 291 | 227 | 184 | 184 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | — | 13 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — | NE 8 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 123 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 481 | — | — | 160 | 560 | 212 | — | 639 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 32 |
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