
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
298 | 242 | 229 | 176 | 319 | 403 | 161 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 88 | 64 | 65 | 37 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.92m | 8:00AM1.80m | 8:28PM1.96m | 8:41AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.40m | 2:13PM0.27m | 2:46AM0.35m | 2:54PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
298 | 242 | 229 | 176 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 113 | 97 | 77 | 62 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 23 | 88 | 64 | 65 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 161 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 19 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | NE 15 |
— | — | 7 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 35 | 56 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 |
39 | 52 | 82 | 179 | 319 | 403 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 79 | 184 | 98 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 117 |
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