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Waikuku Beach Surf Forecast
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Waikuku Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 13 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waikuku Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Waikuku Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waikuku Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 20 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 167 | 281 | 190 | 211 | 361 | 1386 | 207 | 122 | 110 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:55AM 2.03 | 9:22PM 1.91 | 9:58AM 2.02 | 10:25PM 1.88 | 11:01AM 2.02 | 11:28PM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:18PM 0.16 | 3:41AM 0.13 | 4:19PM 0.19 | 4:40AM 0.15 | 5:19PM 0.22 | 5:39AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Waikuku Beach (moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs) at Christchurch International Airport 25 km from Waikuku Beach). 0.5m 10s swell from the E to make surfable waves.
25 km away, 1 h 20 min ago
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