
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- 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 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s 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) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| 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 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
386 | 373 | 367 | 361 | 303 | 298 | 298 | 242 | 229 | 176 | 207 | 183 | 161 | 164 | 126 | 126 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.87m | 7:17AM1.76m | 7:48PM1.92m | 8:00AM1.80m | 8:28PM1.96m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.46m | 1:31PM0.30m | 2:04AM0.40m | 2:13PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
386 | 373 | 367 | 361 | 303 | 298 | 298 | 242 | 229 | 176 | 161 | 161 | 130 | 113 | 94 | 77 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 161 | 164 | 126 | 126 | 126 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | E 12 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | E 19 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 50 | 67 | 107 | 185 | 207 | 183 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 48 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 98 | 121 | 110 | 316 | 98 | 61 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 63 | 52 | 39 |
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