Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 323 | 215 | 186 | 170 | 114 | 117 | 84 | 62 | 47 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.71m | 12:44PM1.73m | 00:59AM1.64m | 1:38PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.43m | 6:57PM0.57m | 7:17AM0.50m | 7:52PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 379 | 323 | 215 | 186 | 170 | 114 | 117 | 84 | 62 | 47 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 7 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 22 | 71 | 89 | 98 | 113 | 110 | 100 | 85 | 83 | 100 | 134 | 94 | 153 | 186 | 192 | 133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 12 | 39 | 52 | 54 | 71 | 71 | 91 | 71 | 71 | 121 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 232 | 242 |
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