
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM2.04m | 9:03PM2.01m | 9:31AM2.04m | 9:44PM1.97m | 10:12AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.23m | 3:19AM0.13m | 3:43PM0.26m | 4:00AM0.17m | 4:25PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
41 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 4 | NE 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 5 | ENE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | — |
5 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NNW 4 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | — | N 11 | — |
4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
— | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 7 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 62 | 162 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 71 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 389 | 408 | 81 | 79 |
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