Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
0.8
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
NNW
0.3
ESE
0.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)914141414141313131313121212121212121111116116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2562646916725305154994133363352681991441411031037170424040302324
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
45
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
WNW
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21--12231------------1--
Temp. °C201918181818181817171617171818181817171718181818
Feels °C (?)15151415141414131197889910111010912111010
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