
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 8 | E 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
232 | 178 | 164 | 142 | 114 | 90 | 68 | 62 | 45 | 43 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
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 | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:34PM2.08m | 9:06AM2.15m | 9:22PM2.10m | 9:55AM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.03m | 3:21PM0.16m | 3:41AM0.00m | 4:11PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
3 | 178 | 164 | 142 | 114 | 90 | 68 | 62 | 45 | 43 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
232 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 96 | 110 | 104 | 106 | 57 | 155 | 225 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 95 | 104 | 334 | 92 | 355 | 341 | 92 |
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