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Kairaki Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
14.2° 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 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kairaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 14 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | |
76 | 65 | 67 | 124 | 222 | 187 | 204 | 3723 | 4769 | 2830 | 258 | 123 | 84 | 85 | 193 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 102 | 104 | 149 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.57m | 11:27PM1.72m | 11:50AM1.61m | 00:12AM1.74m | 12:36PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.45m | 5:08PM0.44m | 5:41AM0.42m | 5:53PM0.40m | 6:25AM0.36m | 6:41PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SE 13 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
76 | 65 | 47 | 102 | 198 | 133 | 204 | 265 | 223 | 236 | 258 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 82 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 102 | 104 | 149 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
20 | 40 | 67 | 30 | — | — | 131 | 125 | 117 | 115 | 111 | 123 | 84 | 85 | 193 | 60 | 37 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | — | — | — | SE 11 | NE 4 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 26 |
4 | 22 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 29 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | WSW 3 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | 124 | 222 | 187 | 1 | 3723 | 4769 | 2830 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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