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Kaiaua Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
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Kaiaua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaiaua Bay sea temperature is 18.0°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.1 °C max: 19.4 °C min: 16.9 °C)
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Kaiaua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaiaua Bay sea temperature is 18.0°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.1 °C max: 19.4 °C min: 16.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Kaiaua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Kaiaua Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Kaiaua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. Light offshore wind and increasing high cloud with clean waves around shoulder to head-high in the middle of the bay at high tide. Mostly breaking too straight but now and then a good shoulder to be had alongside a rip.

    Opoutama Beach, 94 km away
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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.4
NE
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)1414141414141413101111111110101556141313131314141414141414141414141313131212121111111515141616151414131311111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)253186180175129603489316441405835344890778987123170170183199186180180136549852764622515430336321236225172157149110121159148231176213148138883141393737202019
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
S
15
S
5
NE
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffglassononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
1.36
3:41PM
1.29
4:01AM
1.36
4:30PM
1.31
4:48AM
1.37
5:16PM
1.35
5:32AM
1.39
6:00PM
1.39
6:15AM
1.41
6:43PM
1.43
6:58AM
1.42
7:24PM
1.46
7:39AM
1.43
8:05PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
0.38
9:30AM
0.36
9:45PM
0.38
10:18AM
0.34
10:35PM
0.37
11:04AM
0.31
11:23PM
0.34
11:48AM
0.28
12:09AM
0.32
12:31PM
0.25
12:54AM
0.30
1:13PM
0.24
1:38AM
0.29
1:54PM
0.23
2:21AM
0.28
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:22-----
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Rain (mm)
----1-15126--11211-----1--------------------------1221---11--
Temp. °C161616161515141516161515151615151514131215171715131512111418191613131313162020151413121115191916161617181818181616141211
Feels °C (?)141515151516141414161415151514131312111014151312111311101315161411111111151918141412109121415131414151819171717141164

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