Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
N
1.9
N
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
Period(s) (?)131312121212677788888877777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565450494847299363410588588556520355291187212147143187318399442399
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
WNW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
50
N
55
NNW
40
NW
20
W
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
35
N
50
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
2.04
7:12AM
2.11
7:44PM
2.14
8:00AM
2.15
8:33PM
2.20
8:49AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
0.19
1:32PM
0.02
1:57AM
0.13
2:20PM
-0.03
2:48AM
0.11
3:09PM
-0.04
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:45-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:49-------5:47-------5:45-
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------2011---1-142-11
Temp. °C181818191919191919191919181819191919191818181718
Feels °C (?)16141213141313121112111216161515161514101011911
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