Kaiaua Bay surf break

Kaiaua Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 19 Jun 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Kaiaua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaiaua Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kaiaua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kaiaua Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Kaiaua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
S
0.6
ESE
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.8
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)999121211121313131313131313121212121212999966111181188887889131313141413131312121211111111101010101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)388421429500582518489612708639651648564553494673499361342361411457426376390240218189156180159141120211353322667408852150614341314125612031027882739619576496393374315251238183153117101122
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
1.41
12:18AM
1.53
12:51PM
1.45
1:12AM
1.54
1:49PM
1.49
2:10AM
1.55
2:48PM
1.54
3:09AM
1.56
3:47PM
1.60
4:09AM
1.58
4:46PM
1.65
5:07AM
1.59
5:43PM
1.69
6:05AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.22
6:42AM
0.16
7:01PM
0.22
7:36AM
0.13
7:59PM
0.21
8:31AM
0.10
8:59PM
0.19
9:28AM
0.08
10:00PM
0.16
10:26AM
0.06
11:00PM
0.14
11:23AM
0.04
12:00AM
0.12
12:20PM
0.03
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset--4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------4:53-------4:53-------4:53-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10141612121413141416161513121010111312111099910121398777101311101110108810111010111113131516131111111114151414
Feels °C (?)711139910101212131311108678987655557855443587676645887788101011121077778988
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