Kaiaua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.31° S 178.33° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaiaua Bay sea temperature is

15.5°C

Kaiaua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kaiaua Bay today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaiaua Bay at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	118	174	159	142	88	91	131	114	91	77	79	82	84	49	48	48	47	47	32	31	31	31	29	17	77	50	49
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NW	NW	NW	WNW	N	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:07AM1.44m				3:32PM1.52m					4:06AM1.44m				4:27PM1.50m				5:02AM1.45m				5:20PM1.48m				5:53AM1.47m
Low Tide				9:16AM0.22m				9:52PM0.18m					10:14AM0.24m				10:46PM0.18m				11:10AM0.26m				11:37PM0.18m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	7:47
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	19	19	20	17	17	17	18	18	20	22	26	25	18	18	18	17	18	19	21	20	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	12	12	13	18	17	18	16	17	17	18	18	21	22	25	24	17	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NNE 7	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7
kJ	118	73	62	59	88	83	75	44	91	77	79	82	51	49	48	48	47	47	32	31	147	31	29	17	77	89	49
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	S 16	S 15	S 14	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	N 16	E 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	E 12	SSE 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	SSE 9	NE 7	SSE 9
kJ	4	174	159	142	3	3	3	3	40	38	37	36	5	3	5	5	5	5	4	3	31	2	2	2	16	50	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 13	E 13	—	N 18	N 18	E 12	E 12	E 12	N 16	E 12	N 16	N 13	—	S 13	E 11	E 11	N 15	E 11	N 15	N 15	NE 15	NE 14	SSE 9	E 10
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	—	6	6	3	3	3	5	3	5	3	—	13	3	3	4	2	4	4	8	8	16	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	N 8
kJ	68	105	93	96	79	91	131	114	149	—	—	—	84	116	163	131	116	112	147	163	247	197	168	158	86	284	118
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	42	61	51	51	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	16	32	32	46	32	39	45	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River		Torere Beach	Maraenui	Loisell's	Maraenui	Maraenui	Waiapu River		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's				Hicks Bay			Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1		1	1	2	1	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	2				1			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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