Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
80
38
28
20
15
22
30
29
34
36
26
26
27
27
19
15
15
15
14
9
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:33AM1.86m
11:49PM1.94m
12:23PM1.86m
00:40AM1.90m
1:19PM1.86m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.35m
6:14AM0.25m
6:34PM0.39m
7:05AM0.26m
7:31PM0.42m
clear
clear
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>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
-1
1
3
6
6
7
6
7
7
8
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
6
6
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