
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 97 | 83 | 62 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.90m | 1:01PM1.91m | 1:21AM1.85m | 2:04PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.36m | 6:44AM0.24m | 7:16PM0.40m | 7:43AM0.28m | 8:21PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
9 | 9 | 83 | 62 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — |
4 | — | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
72 | 97 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 95 | 59 | 91 | 166 | 232 | 232 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 260 | 341 | 291 | 291 | 334 | 350 | 334 | 341 | 341 |
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