
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 40 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 213 | 596 | 23 | 228 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 240 | 142 | 70 | 47 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:12AM2.01m | 10:25PM1.91m | 10:53AM1.97m | 11:06PM1.84m | 11:36AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.17m | 4:25PM0.30m | 4:40AM0.22m | 5:07PM0.36m | 5:21AM0.29m | 5:51PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
40 | 40 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 228 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 240 | 142 | 70 | 47 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 7 | SW 4 | NE 10 |
13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | — | — | N 12 | — | N 10 | — | N 12 | E 15 | — | — | — | E 14 | NE 14 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 5 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 |
1 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 114 | 90 | 136 | 213 | 596 | 516 | 57 | 334 | 352 | 550 | 148 | 73 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 12 | 0 | 408 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 110 | 113 | 121 | 465 | 211 | 356 | 63 | 107 | 169 | 134 | 54 | 90 | 104 | 0 | 229 | 232 |
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