Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 12AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
9
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
528
489
407
289
296
189
164
163
79
131
100
100
59
56
79
59
79
58
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM2.14m
6:48AM2.01m
7:21PM2.20m
7:42AM2.05m
8:11PM2.23m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.20m
1:04PM0.06m
1:41AM0.12m
1:57PM0.03m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
2
8
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
6
6
8
10
12
14
16
14
14
15
16
15
13
12
12
11
12
13
12
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