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Kaiaua Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Kaiaua Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Kaiaua Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kaiaua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 33 | 32 | 84 | 80 | 397 | 609 | 797 | 876 | 770 | 880 | 605 | 529 | 380 | 332 | 293 | 267 | 912 | 711 | 581 | 530 | 371 | 299 | 224 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:25AM 1.41 | 3:56PM 1.50 | 4:22AM 1.41 | 4:49PM 1.50 | 5:14AM 1.42 | 5:38PM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:16PM 0.26 | 9:36AM 0.24 | 10:13PM 0.26 | 10:31AM 0.24 | 11:06PM 0.24 | 11:23AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
The wind is still offshore at Kaiaua Bay (light winds from the WNW at Gisborne Airport 49 km from Kaiaua Bay). 0.5m 10s swell from the S with a 0.3m 14s groundswell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
49 km away, 1 h 33 min ago
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