Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 27 May 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
NE
8
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
476
326
277
151
151
149
149
114
82
82
66
55
53
51
40
38
39
32
32
31
23
23
22
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:14PM1.77m
4:27AM1.81m
5:04PM1.80m
5:15AM1.79m
5:50PM1.83m
6:00AM1.79m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.34m
10:20PM0.48m
10:47AM0.33m
11:11PM0.48m
11:33AM0.33m
11:59PM0.47m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
5:12
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
11
10
12
12
14
14
14
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
11
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
157
113
326
277
120
120
123
102
88
82
80
66
53
53
51
40
38
39
32
32
31
23
23
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.1
N
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
191
1
147
123
151
151
149
149
114
82
82
56
55
52
32
31
31
17
17
17
16
15
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
1
42
32
15
6
5
4
2
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
5
6
13
12
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
1.5
ENE
11
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
15
476
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
1
4
Distance (km)
78
86
61
56
52
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
115
85
115
115
104
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
9
9
9
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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