
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 220 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57PM2.00m | 10:25AM1.97m | 10:39PM1.90m | 11:09AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.18m | 4:37PM0.32m | 4:56AM0.26m | 5:21PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | N 7 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 171 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | NE 13 | ESE 4 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 13 | SE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 4 | NE 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | N 11 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 154 | 220 | 239 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 95 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 240 | 242 | 313 | 316 | 240 | 95 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 316 | 316 | 242 | 71 | 54 |
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