Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
1
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.2
NE
3
NE
2.2
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010988899991010101111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220225502454529646659989125921122150173113559471599981153512421029910964904815733
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
50
NE
50
NE
55
NE
50
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
1.79
6:38PM
1.80
7:11AM
1.84
7:20PM
1.81
7:52AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
0.35
12:35PM
0.48
12:55AM
0.32
1:19PM
0.45
1:35AM
0.30
2:02PM
0.43
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise---6:00-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:06-------8:07-------8:07
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----141513171216231---------
Temp. °C171818181818181919191919181717181819191818181920
Feels °C (?)141616171414131213111219181614171718201918192020
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