
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 182 | 165 | 172 | 152 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.87m | 2:21PM1.87m | 2:39AM1.86m | 3:25PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.42m | 8:01AM0.26m | 8:33PM0.43m | 9:02AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 152 | 134 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 12 | NE 12 |
8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 9 | E 14 | SE 8 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 12 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 66 | 110 | 182 | 165 | 172 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 12 | 115 | 137 | 137 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 119 | 117 | 145 | 193 | 154 | 94 | 117 | 117 | 61 | 39 | 0 |
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