
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 188 | 286 | 562 | 766 | 686 | 520 | 255 | 158 | 102 | 91 | 68 | 46 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.89m | 11:23PM1.81m | 11:55AM1.81m | 00:09AM1.71m | 12:44PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.41m | 5:40AM0.35m | 6:07PM0.50m | 6:26AM0.43m | 6:57PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 10 | NE 11 | N 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 286 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 520 | 255 | 158 | 102 | 91 | 68 | 46 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 12 | ESE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 161 | 117 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 15 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 9 |
16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 30 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
6 | 22 | 40 | 54 | 123 | 188 | — | 562 | 766 | 686 | 282 | 5 | 25 | 85 | 152 | 157 | 152 | 133 | 91 | 105 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 316 | 316 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 94 | 61 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 52 | 54 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 134 | 91 | 244 | 292 | 292 |
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