Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 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
19.9° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.3
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)1111101111111166666666666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84112106144149149149118269219200152112706047109260401644787706687481
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
35
E
40
E
35
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
2.20
10:33AM
2.05
11:09PM
2.14
11:30AM
1.97
12:06AM
2.07
12:30PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33AM
0.16
4:52PM
0.06
5:29AM
0.22
5:48PM
0.14
6:28AM
0.28
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------143111-1-
Temp. °C141313131414151515141313131413131416161616141416
Feels °C (?)8778879866677878109897679
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