What are the current surf conditions at Waikuku Beach?

Waikuku Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Waikuku Beach?

The best time to surf Waikuku Beach is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Waikuku Beach Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Waikuku Beach
Address: Waikuku Beach, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Waikuku Beach, New Zealand / Aotearoa

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🌬️ WIND

2
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🌊 SWELL

1.3
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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.3ft

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SWELL
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WIND GUSTS

3kt

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AIR TEMP

4°C

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SWELL

1.1ft @
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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.3ft waves with wind swell (short period) and light offshore winds grooming the faces

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Thursday

Sep 24

FAIR10 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.4ft 💨 1-8kt 🌡️ 2-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	SE	6kt	NE	6kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	SE	6kt	NE	5kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SE	7kt	NE	5kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	8kt	ENE	5kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	8kt	ENE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SE	7kt	ENE	10kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SE	7kt	ENE	12kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	5kt	NNE	9kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	ENE	3kt	N	5kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	4s	NE	1kt	NNW	2kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	ENE	2kt	NW	3kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	6s	ESE	3kt	WNW	4kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	SE	4kt	W	5kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	SE	4kt	W	4kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	SE	4kt	WSW	4kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	10s	SE	4kt	WSW	4kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	SE	3kt	W	3kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	SE	2kt	WNW	2kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	7s	SE	1kt	WNW	1kt	2°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	8s	SE	2kt	NW	2kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	SE	2kt	N	3kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	SE	5kt	NE	6kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	7kt	NE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm

Friday

Sep 25

GOOD10 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.6ft 💨 5-11kt 🌡️ 4-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	SE	10kt	ENE	9kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SSE	10kt	ENE	10kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SSE	11kt	ENE	11kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	SSE	11kt	ENE	12kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	SE	11kt	ENE	14kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	ESE	10kt	ENE	15kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	13s	E	9kt	ENE	17kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	13s	ESE	8kt	ENE	16kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	ENE	15kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	NE	15kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	ESE	6kt	NE	13kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	14s	ESE	6kt	NE	12kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	14s	ESE	5kt	NE	11kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	14s	ESE	5kt	NE	9kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	13s	ESE	5kt	NE	7kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NNE	6kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NNE	5kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NNE	5kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NNE	5kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NE	6kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	ESE	6kt	NE	8kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	ESE	7kt	NE	9kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	13s	ESE	8kt	NE	9kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	13s	ESE	8kt	ENE	10kt	13°C	11°C	0mm

Saturday

Sep 26

POOR7 good hours

🌊 1.5-2.0ft 💨 3-20kt 🌡️ 4-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	13s	ESE	9kt	ENE	10kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	13s	ESE	9kt	ENE	10kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	13s	ESE	9kt	ENE	10kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	ESE	9kt	ENE	10kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	7kt	ENE	8kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	ENE	5kt	NE	6kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	4s	NE	4kt	NE	4kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	ENE	4kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	10s	E	4kt	NNW	3kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	13s	ESE	3kt	NW	3kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	13s	ESE	4kt	NNW	4kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	ESE	4kt	N	4kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	ESE	4kt	N	4kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	12s	ESE	6kt	N	8kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	12s	ESE	8kt	N	12kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	ESE	9kt	N	16kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	ESE	13kt	NW	21kt	9°C	12°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	ESE	17kt	W	26kt	7°C	12°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	ESE	20kt	SSW	31kt	5°C	12°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	ESE	19kt	SW	29kt	5°C	11°C	1.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	ESE	17kt	SW	28kt	4°C	11°C	1.9mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	12s	ESE	15kt	WSW	26kt	4°C	11°C	2.6mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	ESE	14kt	SW	26kt	5°C	11°C	2.3mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	9s	SE	13kt	SW	26kt	6°C	11°C	1.9mm

Sunday

Sep 27

EXCELLENT10 excellent hours

🌊 1.8-2.4ft 💨 2-14kt 🌡️ 0-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	8s	SE	12kt	SW	25kt	7°C	11°C	1.6mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	8s	SE	12kt	SW	25kt	8°C	12°C	1.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	8s	SE	13kt	SW	25kt	8°C	12°C	0.7mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	SE	14kt	SW	24kt	9°C	12°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	8s	SE	12kt	SW	21kt	9°C	12°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	SE	10kt	SW	18kt	8°C	12°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	9s	SSE	8kt	SW	16kt	7°C	12°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	9s	SSE	7kt	WSW	12kt	6°C	11°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	SSE	5kt	W	8kt	4°C	11°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	SSE	4kt	NW	4kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	8s	SSE	5kt	NNW	4kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	8s	SSE	5kt	N	5kt	2°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	7s	SSE	5kt	N	5kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	9s	SE	5kt	N	5kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	11s	SE	4kt	N	4kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	14s	ESE	3kt	NNW	3kt	—°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	13s	ESE	3kt	NNW	3kt	—°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	13s	ESE	2kt	NW	2kt	—°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	2kt	WNW	2kt	—°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	2kt	NW	3kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	ESE	3kt	NW	4kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	ESE	3kt	NW	5kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	ESE	3kt	NW	5kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	ESE	4kt	NNW	5kt	12°C	12°C	0mm

Monday

Sep 28

EXCELLENT18 excellent hours

🌊 1.8-3.8ft 💨 2-7kt 🌡️ 3-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	ESE	4kt	NNW	5kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	ESE	5kt	NW	6kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	ESE	5kt	WNW	7kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	13s	ESE	6kt	W	7kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	13s	ESE	6kt	W	8kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	13s	ESE	6kt	W	9kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	13s	ESE	6kt	W	11kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	13s	ESE	6kt	W	11kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	13s	ESE	7kt	WNW	11kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	13s	SE	7kt	WNW	11kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	SE	6kt	NW	9kt	5°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	15s	SE	5kt	NW	7kt	5°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	15s	SSE	4kt	NW	4kt	4°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	15s	SSE	4kt	NW	4kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	16s	SE	4kt	WNW	4kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	16s	SE	4kt	WNW	4kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	16s	SE	4kt	W	4kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3ft	16s	SE	4kt	WSW	4kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	16s	SE	4kt	WSW	4kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	16s	SE	3kt	WSW	4kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	16s	SE	3kt	WSW	4kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	17s	SE	2kt	WSW	3kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	17s	SE	2kt	W	3kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	17s	SE	2kt	WNW	3kt	14°C	12°C	0mm

Tuesday

Sep 29

EXCELLENT18 excellent hours

🌊 3.9-4.5ft 💨 1-8kt 🌡️ 8-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	17s	SE	1kt	NNW	3kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	2kt	NNE	3kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	3kt	E	3kt	16°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	4kt	SE	4kt	16°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	4kt	ESE	6kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	16s	SE	5kt	ENE	8kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	16s	SE	5kt	NE	10kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	16s	SE	5kt	NE	9kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	16s	SE	4kt	NE	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	16s	SE	4kt	NE	8kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	16s	SE	4kt	NE	8kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	16s	SE	4kt	NE	7kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	4kt	NE	7kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	4kt	NE	7kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	4kt	NE	7kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	4kt	NE	7kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	4kt	NE	8kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	5kt	NE	9kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	16s	SE	5kt	NE	10kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	17s	SE	5kt	NE	10kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	17s	SE	6kt	NE	10kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	17s	SE	7kt	ENE	11kt	10°C	12°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	17s	SE	7kt	ENE	11kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	17s	SE	8kt	ENE	11kt	10°C	12°C	0mm

Wednesday

Sep 30

EXCELLENT13 excellent hours

🌊 2.4-4.6ft 💨 5-10kt 🌡️ 6-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	4.6ft	17s	SE	8kt	ENE	11kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.6ft	17s	SE	9kt	ENE	11kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	17s	SE	9kt	ENE	11kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	17s	SE	10kt	ENE	11kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	4.4ft	16s	SE	9kt	ENE	12kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	4.2ft	16s	SE	8kt	ENE	12kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	16s	SE	8kt	ENE	13kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	15s	SE	8kt	ENE	14kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	15s	SE	7kt	ENE	15kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	14s	SE	7kt	ENE	17kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	14s	SE	7kt	ENE	17kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	14s	SE	7kt	ENE	17kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	13s	SE	7kt	ENE	17kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3ft	13s	SE	7kt	ENE	16kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	13s	SE	7kt	ENE	15kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	13s	SE	6kt	NE	14kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	13s	SE	6kt	NE	12kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	13s	SE	5kt	NE	10kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	12s	SE	5kt	NE	8kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	12s	SE	5kt	NE	8kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	12s	SE	6kt	NE	8kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	12s	SE	7kt	NE	9kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	12s	SE	7kt	WNW	8kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	12s	SE	7kt	S	7kt	13°C	12°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.1ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:1-11kt NE

Water Temperature:11°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Waikuku Beach in Kaikoura is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best conditions occur when a South-southeast swell, consisting of a mix of groundswells and windswells, combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest. The beach break offers both left and right-hand waves and is unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. The best time of year for surfing Waikuku Beach with consistent, clean waves is during the winter, particularly the month of June.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSSE

Ideal Wind DirectionWNW

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