
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NNW 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
134 | 80 | 57 | 53 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 50 | 31 | 46 | 46 | |
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 | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.96m | 4:39AM1.86m | 5:15PM2.03m | 5:39AM1.92m | 6:10PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.27m | 10:35PM0.35m | 10:56AM0.23m | 11:35PM0.27m | 11:54AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
134 | 80 | 57 | 53 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 50 | 31 | 46 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 4 | ENE 15 | ESE 8 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 |
— | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 59 | 86 | 86 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 71 | 71 | 137 | 95 | 71 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 63 |
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