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Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 17 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
36 | 36 | 36 | 129 | 207 | 632 | 490 | 32 | 5 | 30 | 290 | 214 | 169 | 140 | 107 | 103 | 76 | 66 | 78 | 102 | 198 | 303 | 335 | 417 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.59m | 9:57PM1.72m | 10:20AM1.57m | 10:42PM1.71m | 11:05AM1.57m | 11:27PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.47m | 3:39PM0.46m | 4:14AM0.47m | 4:23PM0.46m | 4:57AM0.45m | 5:08PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
 kJ | 36 | 341 | 311 | 129 | 4 | 34 | 32 | 1366 | 5 | 6 | 290 | 214 | 169 | 5 | 107 | 103 | 76 | 66 | 47 | 102 | 198 | 178 | 131 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 78 | 39 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 10 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 53 | 45 | 45 | — | 2 | 5 | 21 | 48 | 120 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | SSW 4 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 93 | 118 | 98 | 433 | 207 | 632 | 490 | 424 | 307 | 216 | — | 11 | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 121 | 303 | 335 | 417 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 54 | 47 | 307 | 54 | 147 | 147 | 128 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 313 |
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