Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
112
221
200
219
323
331
257
183
186
159
122
105
65
52
39
26
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
WNW
15
NW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
S
40
SW
40
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:23PM1.81m
11:55AM1.81m
00:09AM1.71m
12:44PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.35m
6:07PM0.50m
6:26AM0.43m
6:57PM0.57m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
3
3
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
7
10
13
12
13
6
4
3
4
3
5
6
7
8
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