
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
128 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 88 | 63 | 65 | 37 | 46 | 160 | 172 | 97 | 54 | 40 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28PM1.96m | 8:41AM1.82m | 9:06PM1.98m | 9:22AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.35m | 2:54PM0.26m | 3:26AM0.31m | 3:34PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
94 | 60 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 88 | 63 | 65 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 97 | 54 | 40 | 20 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
128 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
12 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 35 | 56 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
27 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 17 | 46 | 160 | 172 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 114 | 54 | 63 | 3 | 85 | 3 | 12 |
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