
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.90m | 1:19PM1.86m | 1:36AM1.87m | 2:21PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.39m | 7:05AM0.26m | 7:31PM0.42m | 8:01AM0.26m | 8:33PM0.43m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 15 | N 14 | E 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 184 | 291 | 12 | 115 | 145 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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