Waikuku Beach surf break

Waikuku Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waikuku Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waikuku Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.2
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111110101010111010111112121212121211111111111111111111111111111010101012111110101010101010101010101010410121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)342336323263263243360506305309327398530768845757657670555460316313339276283274265260316212297200158153145151231216170161149160137128838275595252515310074576985765051
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
5
ENE
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
0
NE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
5
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
40
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
SE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
offoffcross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
1.77
8:09PM
1.90
8:33AM
1.78
8:59PM
1.89
9:28AM
1.81
9:53PM
1.87
10:25AM
1.85
10:50PM
1.86
11:25AM
1.90
11:49PM
1.86
12:25PM
1.96
12:48AM
1.88
1:24PM
2.02
1:47AM
1.90
2:21PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
0.23
2:35AM
0.24
2:52PM
0.23
3:24AM
0.22
3:46PM
0.24
4:16AM
0.20
4:42PM
0.24
5:09AM
0.18
5:40PM
0.24
6:04AM
0.17
6:39PM
0.23
7:01AM
0.14
7:39PM
0.22
7:58AM
0.12
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise7:56-------7:56-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52---
Sunset--5:13-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-------5:19-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8111210877781010888765810976544899876671010998765101311119788108887768111312
Feels °C (?)691074221366556432566432005565422487665332796553647-13333237119
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Waikuku Beach (calm at Bells wx 13 km from Waikuku Beach). not gfswave

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