Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 24 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (25 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
3
ENE
9
2.5
E
7
3
E
8
3
ENE
8
3
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
1276
567
1004
1431
1446
1272
824
535
466
466
679
800
561
365
430
421
349
312
299
255
255
237
199
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
50
E
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:46AM1.96m
2:20PM1.77m
2:43AM1.89m
3:19PM1.76m
3:37AM1.84m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.31m
8:11AM0.31m
8:27PM0.39m
9:06AM0.33m
9:25PM0.45m
9:59AM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:13
5:13
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
13
13
11
12
10
10
12
14
12
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
Energy kJ
480
407
431
404
404
378
386
356
486
466
466
679
800
561
365
430
421
349
312
299
255
255
237
199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Energy kJ
22
22
22
21
110
83
139
141
144
313
264
270
229
233
231
238
191
191
191
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
136
133
130
126
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
3
ENE
9
2.5
E
7
3
E
8
3
ENE
8
3
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
7
1.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
572
1276
567
1004
1431
1446
1272
824
535
443
310
333
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
56
56
54
54
3
0
3
52
3
0
56
56
56
113
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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