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Kaikoura Surf Forecast
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6am Wed 16 Jul
3-5ft ESE
24kt WSW
(Well Overhead)
2.3m @ 10.7s ESE (102°)
1.5m @ 4.6s WSW (239°)
12pm Wed 16 Jul
4ft E
17kt WSW
(Overhead)
1.9m @ 10.5s E (100°)
1.7m @ 5.2s SW (229°)
0.2m @ 13.4s SW (215°)
6pm Wed 16 Jul
3-5ft ESE
11kt S
(Well Overhead)
2.2m @ 11s ESE (104°)
1.4m @ 6s SSW (207°)
0.2m @ 13.4s SW (216°)
6am Thu 17 Jul
5ft ESE
9kt SE
(1.5x Overhead)
2.6m @ 11.5s ESE (112°)
1.3m @ 7.1s SSW (195°)
0.2m @ 12.6s SW (217°)
12pm Thu 17 Jul
5ft ESE
9kt E
(1.5x Overhead)
2.3m @ 11.3s ESE (115°)
1.1m @ 8s SSW (194°)
0.2m @ 12.3s SW (215°)
6pm Thu 17 Jul
4-5ft ESE
11kt E
(Well Overhead)
2.0m @ 11.1s ESE (116°)
0.9m @ 7.5s SSW (194°)
0.2m @ 12.1s SSW (212°)
6am Fri 18 Jul
3-4ft ESE
8kt ENE
(Overhead)
1.7m @ 10.4s ESE (115°)
0.9m @ 13.3s ESE (119°)
12pm Fri 18 Jul
4-5ft ESE
8kt NE
(Well Overhead)
2.0m @ 10.5s ESE (116°)
0.4m @ 8.3s SSW (204°)
6pm Fri 18 Jul
3-5ft ESE
13kt NE
(Well Overhead)
2.0m @ 10.6s ESE (115°)
0.2m @ 20.2s SSW (212°)
0.3m @ 8.9s SSW (204°)
Wed
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Wed
12pm
Wed
6pm
Thu
6am
Thu
12pm
Thu
6pm
Fri
6am
Fri
12pm
Fri
6pm
Wave Height & Swell Direction
Swell Train Data
Wind Speed & Direction
A
WSW
24kt
A
WSW
17kt
A
S
11kt
A
SE
9kt
A
E
9kt
A
E
11kt
A
ENE
8kt
A
NE
8kt
A
NE
13kt
Tide Times & Weather
6°C // 14°C
6°C // 11°C
6°C // 12°C
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Surf Forecast Swell Train Analysis
Date
Surf
Wind
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Tertiary Swell
-
Wed
16/07
12am
4ft
SW
18kt
2.0
m
10.5s
100 (E)
0.2
m
13.3s
215 (SW)
0.4
m
2.3s
233 (SW)
6am
3-5ft
WSW
24kt
2.3
m
10.7s
102 (ESE)
1.5
m
4.6s
239 (WSW)
12pm
4ft
WSW
17kt
1.9
m
10.5s
100 (E)
1.7
m
5.2s
229 (SW)
0.2
m
13.4s
215 (SW)
6pm
3-5ft
S
11kt
2.2
m
11s
104 (ESE)
1.4
m
6s
207 (SSW)
0.2
m
13.4s
216 (SW)
Wed
16/07
4ft
WSW
17kt
1.9
m
10.5s
100 (E)
1.7
m
5.2s
229 (SW)
0.2
m
13.4s
215 (SW)
-
Thu
17/07
12am
5ft
SSE
9kt
2.6
m
11.5s
109 (ESE)
1.3
m
6.5s
197 (SSW)
0.2
m
13.2s
217 (SW)
6am
5ft
SE
9kt
2.6
m
11.5s
112 (ESE)
1.3
m
7.1s
195 (SSW)
0.2
m
12.6s
217 (SW)
12pm
5ft
E
9kt
2.3
m
11.3s
115 (ESE)
1.1
m
8s
194 (SSW)
0.2
m
12.3s
215 (SW)
6pm
4-5ft
E
11kt
2.0
m
11.1s
116 (ESE)
0.9
m
7.5s
194 (SSW)
0.2
m
12.1s
212 (SSW)
Thu
17/07
5ft
E
9kt
2.3
m
11.3s
115 (ESE)
1.1
m
8s
194 (SSW)
0.2
m
12.3s
215 (SW)
-
Fri
18/07
12am
4ft
ENE
9kt
1.7
m
10.7s
116 (ESE)
0.9
m
13.3s
119 (ESE)
6am
3-4ft
ENE
8kt
1.7
m
10.4s
115 (ESE)
0.9
m
13.3s
119 (ESE)
12pm
4-5ft
NE
8kt
2.0
m
10.5s
116 (ESE)
0.4
m
8.3s
204 (SSW)
6pm
3-5ft
NE
13kt
2.0
m
10.6s
115 (ESE)
0.2
m
20.2s
212 (SSW)
0.3
m
8.9s
204 (SSW)
Fri
18/07
4-5ft
NE
8kt
2.0
m
10.5s
116 (ESE)
0.4
m
8.3s
204 (SSW)
- bulletin_datetime_utc => 2025-07-16 00:00:00
- location_identifier => 183
- timezone => Pacific/Auckland