Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)121211111010141414141313131313121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7616154102862591641441869289858454825010310469444442393721
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNE
15
E
10
NE
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
1.66
1:39AM
1.80
2:01PM
1.73
2:23AM
1.85
2:46PM
1.82
3:09AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
0.36
7:49AM
0.34
8:05PM
0.29
8:34AM
0.27
8:54PM
0.23
9:22AM
0.19
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset5:59-------5:58-------5:55-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1917151514131317181413129911151514131212101216
Feels °C (?)141210991091212788557141211977688
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