Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
28
28
26
25
25
42
37
51
50
48
43
43
30
30
29
27
16
15
10
10
9
8
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
5
ESE
15
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:15AM1.56m
3:48PM1.70m
4:13AM1.59m
4:40PM1.74m
5:08AM1.66m
5:29PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.54m
10:08PM0.56m
10:22AM0.53m
11:01PM0.48m
11:15AM0.48m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
9
10
8
6
6
6
6
8
9
9
6
6
4
4
4
8
11
14
12
14
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