Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 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
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)424141424040393925242440393922202028282934202122
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
2.10
10:18PM
1.99
10:37AM
2.11
11:02PM
2.01
11:20AM
2.09
11:49PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.15
4:30AM
0.16
4:58PM
0.12
5:14AM
0.18
5:42PM
0.11
6:02AM
0.22
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset---8:08-------8:07-------8:06----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182020201918171616181920191717171718202019191817
Feels °C (?)1314141412119910151718161413131315141414151313
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