Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.6° 

Kaitoke Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Kaitoke Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
74
54
24
25
13
87
66
91
49
40
73
92
113
146
143
113
108
99
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
35
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15PM1.97m
11:45AM1.88m
00:00AM1.86m
12:34PM1.80m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.23m
5:55PM0.38m
6:20AM0.32m
6:43PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
12
13
Feels °C
4
6
3
4
1
-2
0
3
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
5
6
9
9
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