Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Kaitoke Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
NNW
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)13121212121212121111111161114141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268196144141103103717042402323232316164140676359878682
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
50
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:50---
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--------------------1-
Temp. °C171717181818181817171818171717171617171717181818
Feels °C (?)8878910111111101110889101112141515151614
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