Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
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 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 42 | 75 | 154 | 154 | 140 | 111 | 101 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 96 | 69 | 65 | 46 | 46 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.86m | 12:34PM1.80m | 00:48AM1.75m | 1:25PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.32m | 6:43PM0.48m | 7:07AM0.40m | 7:34PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 59 | 42 | 75 | 154 | 154 | 140 | 111 | 101 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 96 | 69 | 65 | 46 | 46 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | E 13 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 42 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 12 | 0 |
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