
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). 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 (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47PM2.15m | 8:12AM2.06m | 8:31PM2.13m | 8:57AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.08m | 2:24PM0.13m | 2:50AM0.08m | 3:09PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 8 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 16 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
113 | 99 | 99 | 80 | 58 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 71 | 71 | 91 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 104 | 128 | 211 | 211 | 185 | 242 | 211 | 95 | 104 | 104 | 211 |
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