Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 26 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
9
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
E
10
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
229
233
216
194
191
191
415
355
277
284
151
116
116
114
112
82
66
64
53
53
39
38
40
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
S
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:19PM1.76m
3:37AM1.84m
4:14PM1.77m
4:27AM1.81m
5:04PM1.80m
5:15AM1.79m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.45m
9:59AM0.34m
10:20PM0.48m
10:47AM0.33m
11:11PM0.48m
11:33AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:12
5:12
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
10
11
10
13
12
12
11
10
12
11
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
216
162
221
216
194
161
157
126
111
277
284
120
102
90
90
70
80
66
64
53
53
39
38
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.1
N
8
1
E
11
0.1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
229
229
233
194
194
191
191
1
227
1
108
151
116
116
114
112
82
56
55
52
32
31
31
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
N
11
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
18
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
121
110
3
3
1
6
16
9
8
4
2
3
3
3
2
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
NE
2
0.7
ENE
4
1.4
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
9
1.1
NE
8
0.7
E
6
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
2
3
4
1
16
415
355
162
29
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
39
12
52
63
61
61
61
61
39
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
59
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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