
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | 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 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 49 | 50 | 31 | 46 | 46 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 5:39AM1.92m | 6:10PM2.09m | 6:34AM1.98m | 7:00PM2.13m | 7:25AM2.03m | 7:47PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.18m | 00:30AM0.19m | 12:47PM0.14m | 1:20AM0.12m | 1:37PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 57 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
4 | 4 | 49 | 50 | 31 | 46 | 29 | 62 | 36 | 11 | 44 | 41 | 59 | 29 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 6 | NNE 14 | N 13 | NE 13 | SSE 4 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 12 |
29 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
— | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 27 | — | 22 | 26 | 31 | 38 | 98 | 117 | 92 | 119 | 176 | 186 | 209 | 215 | 186 | 140 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 71 | 0 | 71 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 78 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 169 | 169 | 91 | 90 | 90 |
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