Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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
20.5° 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 8PM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 5.0m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)18ft (5.5m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)20ft (6.0m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)21ft (6.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
5
NE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
ENE
7.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
5
ENE
3
NE
2
E
2.1
ENE
1.7
E
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)131314141414141313131212111111101010111010101414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1063111879144651020416860199351810318442187091341772212604976961682653577511441408290225703682
Wind
(km/h)
60
ESE
60
ESE
65
ESE
60
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
65
E
70
E
55
E
55
WSW
60
W
60
W
55
W
40
W
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
1.58
2:08AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.61
7:47PM
0.53
8:28AM
0.60
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1513310832--------21---
Temp. °C191919192021222121212020201919191919201919191818
Feels °C (?)999101011121114141212111315161415151315161414
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