Waikuku Beach surf break

Waikuku Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Waikuku Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waikuku Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waikuku Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waikuku Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
E
1.1
ENE
0.6
E
1.1
NE
0.5
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101061066661515141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1259696102154250718048554343314038416762585655514847
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
NE
0
E
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
10
ENE
0
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
1.92
9:20PM
2.02
9:47AM
1.89
10:21PM
2.02
10:49AM
1.87
11:24PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
0.16
3:10PM
0.13
3:46AM
0.18
4:07PM
0.15
4:45AM
0.20
5:05PM
0.16
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--7:33-------7:35-------7:35-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:35-------7:32--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131213151514141414141620191616151413131717151414
Feels °C (?)12111212101112141412131716151614121091313121212
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