Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)171818171515151516161417131414171413161616151212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)535454526969714244783249563233503232474443414967
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
W
15
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
1.86
6:09AM
1.77
6:28PM
1.87
6:57AM
1.82
7:12PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
0.42
12:01AM
0.37
12:18PM
0.41
12:48AM
0.33
1:05PM
0.39
1:29AM
0.28
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:30-------6:28-------6:26
Sunset---7:35-------7:36-------7:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141416161615161716161717171616151516171717151514
Feels °C (?)10111413121213131111141314131312121314141511128
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Great Barrier Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Kaitoke Beach (calm at Awana wx 5 km from Kaitoke Beach). 0.4m 3s local chop from the NNW with a 0.3m 8s swell from the NE and a 0.2m 5s windswell from the E as well as a 0.1m 16s long period groundswell from the N. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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