Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 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
19.3° 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 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.9
NE
6
2.2
NE
6
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
13
1.8
NE
13
2
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
408
384
393
313
313
252
341
448
457
961
1110
1305
1457
1857
2053
1830
1700
1412
1182
997
847
713
593
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
35
NNE
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
NNW
30
NW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07PM1.83m
11:19AM1.67m
11:52PM1.79m
12:06PM1.62m
00:39AM1.76m
12:57PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.51m
5:35PM0.43m
6:12AM0.54m
6:21PM0.47m
7:01AM0.55m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:25
5:24
5:24
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
14
14
15
15
16
14
14
13
12
12
15
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
7
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
0.1
N
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
13
1.8
NE
13
2
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
313
313
2
448
457
961
1110
1305
1457
1857
2053
1830
1700
1412
1182
997
847
713
593
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.6
NE
11
0.7
NE
12
0.1
E
11
1.6
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
4
4
2
3
2
77
151
2
254
145
99
18
128
71
26
10
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.9
NE
6
2.2
NE
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
6
2.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
Energy kJ
330
408
384
393
40
62
252
341
181
255
374
79
64
127
195
32
54
68
76
100
118
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
313
154
98
193
193
350
350
350
350
229
39
0
0
61
59
52
61
54
54
63
52
71
71
71
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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