Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
80
67
47
31
51
31
29
40
34
26
18
18
17
17
26
26
25
23
22
18
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
NNW
15
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:20PM1.83m
00:34AM1.69m
1:08PM1.76m
1:23AM1.62m
1:59PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.50m
6:50AM0.44m
7:25PM0.56m
7:39AM0.50m
8:18PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
11
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
16
15
13
Feels °C
5
6
7
9
7
5
4
5
8
8
11
12
8
9
6
7
7
9
11
8
7
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