Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
2.1
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
326
412
450
452
465
490
452
342
251
169
109
99
93
91
88
94
94
82
55
59
69
71
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
E
10
E
5
N
10
WNW
5
W
0
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:50AM1.96m
6:28PM2.14m
6:48AM2.01m
7:21PM2.20m
7:42AM2.05m
8:11PM2.23m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.10m
00:47AM0.20m
1:04PM0.06m
1:41AM0.12m
1:57PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
3
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
6
7
8
9
11
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
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