Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | 78 | 219 | 766 | 1008 | 985 | 989 | 796 | 492 | 338 | 199 | 235 | 197 | 146 | 143 | 110 | 82 | 55 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM2.16m | 10:11AM2.02m | 10:30PM2.07m | 10:58AM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.09m | 4:22PM0.17m | 4:50AM0.15m | 5:09PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | N 11 | — | SW 6 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
82 | 66 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 404 | 492 | 338 | 199 | 235 | 197 | 146 | 143 | 110 | 82 | 55 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 8 |
50 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 75 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NE 9 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
4 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
6 | 78 | 219 | 766 | 1008 | 985 | 989 | 796 | 9 | 31 | 65 | 88 | 69 | 48 | 39 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 39 | 0 | 71 | 104 | 181 | 184 | 267 | 85 | 85 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 52 | 78 |
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