Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is

16.0°C

Kaitoke Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). 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 (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (18 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).
	Sunday 18							Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	N 15	N 15	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	33	40	37	30	21	20	20	17	30	26	26	25	22	22	18	29	29	29	29	28	27	27	27
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide					1:08PM1.76m				1:23AM1.62m				1:59PM1.71m				2:17AM1.57m				2:53PM1.68m
Low Tide		6:50AM0.44m					7:25PM0.56m				7:39AM0.50m				8:18PM0.60m				8:32AM0.53m				9:13PM0.60m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	11	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	16	15	13	12	12	12	11	12	16	16	14
Feels °C	6	6	8	8	12	11	8	8	7	7	7	10	11	9	7	6	6	6	6	9	14	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	33	40	37	30	21	20	20	13	30	26	26	25	22	22	13	12	11	10	29	28	27	27	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	18	18	19	18	18	29	29	29	10	9	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	—	ESE 9	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	5	21	20	20	—	8	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 3	SW 3	—	—
kJ	22	15	6	2	—	—	—	3	6	8	10	8	5	13	23	26	28	16	9	3	1	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	104	104	0	0	242	12	12	12	95	95	95	3	3	71	71	71	95	95	71	71	71	95	95
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island			Shark Alley	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary		Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary				Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary
Rating (10 max)			1	1		1	1	1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Brak River South Africa	Kaka Point New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	6	6	7	5	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	4

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