Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.8
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)888877777788711111166666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)446332256249349230111866213011111110888110114236177167143190203170170
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
10
W
0
N
5
ESE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
2.15
9:23PM
2.22
9:40AM
2.12
10:14PM
2.20
10:33AM
2.05
11:09PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
-0.04
3:39AM
0.12
4:00PM
-0.01
4:33AM
0.16
4:52PM
0.06
5:29AM
0.22
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:44-----
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1431------------------
Temp. °C171817161617171717171616141313131314141515141414
Feels °C (?)111313131514131517161110877787897678
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