Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 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
19.3° 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 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1.9
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.5
E
7
2.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1305
1457
1756
1830
1830
1700
1435
1163
997
847
701
563
469
380
319
254
254
202
187
173
458
653
681
710
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
35
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
40
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
25
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:06PM1.62m
00:39AM1.76m
12:57PM1.60m
1:28AM1.75m
1:53PM1.60m
2:20AM1.77m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.54m
6:21PM0.47m
7:01AM0.55m
7:10PM0.49m
7:52AM0.52m
8:02PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
13
13
15
10
13
12
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
8
7
7
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1305
1457
1756
1830
1830
1700
1435
1163
997
847
701
563
469
380
319
254
254
202
187
173
167
11
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
10
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NW
6
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
162
117
88
106
35
40
30
15
7
7
3
3
1
3
3
1
4
6
2
11
11
1
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
7
0.5
W
4
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.5
W
3
1.1
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.4
ESE
4
1
E
6
1.9
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.5
E
7
2.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
185
6
65
61
33
5
39
40
49
78
115
129
102
80
59
23
5
71
458
653
681
710
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
39
39
0
39
0
0
54
54
54
67
67
71
71
63
54
54
58
58
71
117
85
117
115
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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