
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 116 | 242 | 158 | 85 | 47 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 65 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.73m | 4:45AM1.65m | 5:14PM1.80m | 5:34AM1.73m | 5:58PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.54m | 10:56AM0.45m | 11:31PM0.45m | 11:44AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 5 | SW 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 47 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 15 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
63 | 113 | 94 | 31 | 116 | 242 | 158 | — | — | 3 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 240 | 185 | 117 | 103 | 54 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 104 | 110 | 242 | 242 | 240 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 71 |
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