Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 148 | 176 | 622 | 832 | 964 | 1205 | 155 | 149 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.97m | 10:39PM1.90m | 11:09AM1.89m | 11:23PM1.81m | 11:55AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.32m | 4:56AM0.26m | 5:21PM0.41m | 5:40AM0.35m | 6:07PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 10 | ENE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 173 | 17 | 602 | 149 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 13 | SE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 155 | 115 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | N 11 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 10 | E 12 | — | SE 15 | E 15 | — | ESE 13 | WNW 6 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 34 | 8 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 82 | 139 | 148 | 176 | 622 | 832 | 964 | 1205 | — | 123 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 240 | 242 | 313 | 314 | 104 | 95 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 316 | 316 | 334 | 117 | 115 | 110 | 61 | 39 | 0 | 52 | 54 |
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