Wakanui Beach

Name: Wakanui Beach Surf Spot
Address: Canterbury, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Canterbury, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 8:00 PM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Knee-high (0.6 m) at 7 s going to N, strong cross-offshore wind going to SE

Swell

0.6 m

7 s

Wind

20 km/h

Cross-offshore

Tide

1.5 m

Falling

Weather

13 °C

Clear

11 °C water

10-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Good	1.2 m · 8 s	N	13 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	S Offshore	0.3 m	Clear · 10 °C
1 AM	Good	1.2 m · 8 s	N	10 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	S Offshore	0.5 m	Clear · 9 °C
2 AM	Good	1.2 m · 8 s	N	10 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	S Offshore	0.9 m	Clear · 9 °C
3 AM	Good	1.1 m · 8 s	N	10 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	1.3 m	Clear · 9 °C
4 AM	Good	1.1 m · 8 s	N	9 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	S Offshore	1.7 m	Clear · 9 °C
5 AM	Good	1.1 m · 8 s	N	10 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	1.9 m	Clear · 8 °C
6 AM	Good	1 m · 8 s	N	9 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	S Offshore	1.9 m	Clear · 7 °C
7 AM	Good	1 m · 8 s	N	8 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	S Offshore	1.7 m	Clear · 8 °C
8 AM	Good	0.9 m · 7 s	N	10 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	1.4 m	Clear · 10 °C
9 AM	Good	0.9 m · 7 s	N	6 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	1 m	Clear · 13 °C
10 AM	Good	0.9 m · 7 s	N	1 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	S Offshore	0.7 m	Clear · 15 °C
11 AM	Good	0.8 m · 7 s	N	5 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	0.5 m	Clear · 17 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.8 m · 7 s	N	10 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	W Onshore	0.4 m	Clear · 18 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.8 m · 7 s	N	13 km/h · 28 km/h gusts	W Onshore	0.5 m	Mostly clear · 18 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.7 m · 7 s	N	14 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	0.8 m	Overcast · 18 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.7 m · 8 s	N	13 km/h · 29 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	1.2 m	Overcast · 18 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.7 m · 8 s	N	9 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	WNW Onshore	1.5 m	Overcast · 18 °C
5 PM	Fair	0.7 m · 7 s	N	4 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	WSW Cross-shore	1.8 m	Partly cloudy · 18 °C
6 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 7 s	N	8 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	SSE Offshore	1.8 m	Mostly clear · 16 °C
7 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 7 s	N	19 km/h · 31 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.8 m	Clear · 14 °C
8 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 7 s	N	20 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	1.5 m	Clear · 13 °C
9 PM	Fair	0.6 m · 7 s	N	19 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	1.2 m	Clear · 12 °C
10 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 7 s	N	19 km/h · 31 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	0.8 m	Clear · 12 °C
11 PM	Fair	0.5 m · 8 s	N	20 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	0.6 m	Mostly clear · 11 °C