
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30AM2.06m | 9:46PM2.08m | 10:15AM2.09m | 10:31PM2.07m | 11:02AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.19m | 4:05AM0.07m | 4:29PM0.19m | 4:51AM0.08m | 5:18PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 152 | 292 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 185 | 120 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 154 |
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