
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 10 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 56 | 89 | 293 | 155 | 155 | 207 | 160 | 163 | 169 | 125 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM1.80m | 2:07PM1.74m | 2:20AM1.72m | 3:01PM1.71m | 3:12AM1.67m | 3:55PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.36m | 8:13PM0.53m | 8:39AM0.42m | 9:06PM0.59m | 9:30AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 56 | 89 | 112 | 155 | 155 | 207 | 145 | 88 | 169 | 125 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 163 | 160 | 163 | 39 | 29 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 170 | 293 | 363 | 466 | 236 | 365 | 322 | 314 | 289 | 200 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 117 | 115 | 119 | 242 | 184 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 117 | 154 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 61 | 63 | 116 | 316 | 316 | 351 | 211 | 71 | 67 |
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