Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1.9
N
6
2.5
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
23
14
17
16
22
22
22
21
288
704
890
748
678
541
475
453
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
N
10
N
20
NW
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
35
NW
30
N
25
NNE
20
E
20
S
50
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:39PM1.90m
11:09AM1.89m
11:23PM1.81m
11:55AM1.81m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.26m
5:21PM0.41m
5:40AM0.35m
6:07PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
10
10
11
11
11
10
8
7
8
9
10
10
10
4
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