
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s 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 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
446 | 435 | 419 | 392 | 381 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 215 | 213 | 207 | 154 | 156 | 156 | 141 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23PM2.26m | 9:45AM2.05m | 10:13PM2.21m | 10:38AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.07m | 3:59PM0.05m | 4:36AM0.09m | 4:50PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
446 | 435 | 419 | 392 | 381 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 215 | 213 | 207 | 154 | 156 | 156 | 141 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
12 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 12 |
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