Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 107 | 75 | 142 | 208 | 293 | 337 | 360 | 313 | 328 | 286 | 234 | 195 | 157 | 124 | 98 | 76 | 74 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:11PM2.23m | 8:34AM2.07m | 8:59PM2.22m | 9:23AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.07m | 2:47PM0.05m | 3:20AM0.06m | 3:35PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 10 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 76 | 75 | 84 | 74 | 68 | 337 | 360 | 313 | 328 | 286 | 234 | 195 | 157 | 124 | 98 | 76 | 74 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 14 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | N 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 9 | N 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 16 | 65 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 78 | 55 | 67 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | N 10 | E 14 | N 13 | N 5 | E 14 | E 13 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | W 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | 107 | 54 | 142 | 208 | 293 | — | 6 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 54 | 71 | 85 | 47 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 78 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 71 |
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