Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)77777777111110111111111167666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21220611186705087888611210614414914914911425523317713612812010585
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
2.22
9:40AM
2.12
10:14PM
2.20
10:33AM
2.05
11:09PM
2.14
11:30AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.12
4:00PM
-0.01
4:33AM
0.16
4:52PM
0.06
5:29AM
0.22
5:48PM
0.14
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--------------------111
Temp. °C171717161616161614131313131315151514131414151415
Feels °C (?)1314151415151311888109898875789710
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