Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
20.4° 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 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.7
NNW
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)14141414131313131312121212121212111111116111414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69167253051549941340733526819614414110310371704240402332231637
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
45
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:52---
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---13211111-------------
Temp. °C181818181718171716171718181818181717181817171717
Feels °C (?)1515141413131197889101011111010111198910
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