Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 112 | 221 | 200 | 219 | 323 | 331 | 257 | 183 | 186 | 159 | 122 | 105 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:23PM1.81m | 11:55AM1.81m | 00:09AM1.71m | 12:44PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.35m | 6:07PM0.50m | 6:26AM0.43m | 6:57PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 12 | 105 | 219 | 323 | 331 | 257 | 183 | 186 | 159 | 122 | 105 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 90 | 51 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 20 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 112 | 221 | 200 | 135 | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 71 | 103 | 98 | 113 | 80 | 66 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 61 | 0 | 117 | 39 | 3 | 52 | 54 | 71 | 71 | 91 | 128 | 128 | 292 | 292 |
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