Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
N
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
12
13
13
53
41
18
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
17
17
13
13
13
4
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
W
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:33AM1.62m
3:17PM1.67m
3:30AM1.60m
4:13PM1.69m
4:26AM1.62m
5:05PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.50m
9:25PM0.64m
9:46AM0.51m
10:23PM0.62m
10:41AM0.47m
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
16
16
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
14
12
Feels °C
6
5
4
6
9
9
6
4
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
8
7
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