
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 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 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 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 57 | 89 | 286 | 155 | 149 | 178 | 160 | 163 | 169 | 169 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.74m | 2:20AM1.72m | 3:01PM1.71m | 3:12AM1.67m | 3:55PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.53m | 8:39AM0.42m | 9:06PM0.59m | 9:30AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 7 | NNW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 57 | 89 | 110 | 155 | 149 | 178 | 134 | 93 | 169 | 169 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 152 | 160 | 163 | 51 | 24 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | E 19 | — | E 18 | E 18 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 15 | 46 | 160 | 286 | 251 | 331 | 168 | 173 | 228 | 257 | 299 | 207 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 137 | 240 | 316 | 154 | 117 | 154 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 61 | 61 | 99 | 86 | 71 | 351 | 381 | 120 | 71 |
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