Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaiaua Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaiaua Bay at 6PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kaiaua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6208 | 5310 | 4393 | 3986 | 3355 | 4155 | 3541 | 3159 | 2876 | 2280 | 1512 | 670 | 831 | 1039 | 794 | 870 | 712 | 728 | 1082 | 1174 | 1645 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.45m | 10:59PM1.51m | 11:30AM1.47m | 11:49PM1.50m | 12:22PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.24m | 5:22AM0.18m | 5:44PM0.24m | 6:11AM0.17m | 6:37PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2816 | 2483 | 2300 | 1932 | 1487 | 1512 | 587 | 610 | 1039 | 794 | 870 | 712 | 338 | 566 | 1174 | 1645 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 18 | NE 11 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | NE 16 | SE 13 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 25 | 40 | 38 | 80 | 99 | 11 | 144 | 486 | 144 | 295 | 144 | 320 | 728 | 1082 | 468 | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 10 | SE 13 | NE 16 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 246 | 10 | 30 | 119 | 326 | 263 | 200 | 199 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6208 | 5310 | 4393 | 3986 | 3355 | 4155 | 3541 | 3159 | 2876 | 2280 | 1452 | 670 | 831 | 505 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 181 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 49 | 16 | 0 |
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