Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
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)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
1.1
NNW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
96
69
65
64
45
58
60
38
35
16
15
8
8
8
8
14
13
13
12
13
13
94
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
15
NW
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:48AM1.75m
1:25PM1.73m
1:39AM1.67m
2:19PM1.68m
2:33AM1.62m
3:17PM1.67m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.40m
7:34PM0.56m
7:57AM0.47m
8:28PM0.62m
8:51AM0.50m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
7
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
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