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Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
19.9° 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 10PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)88777778771111111111111111677766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256217212206105867052494986112108146149151149149256321308230170137
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
2.22
9:40AM
2.12
10:14PM
2.20
10:33AM
2.05
11:09PM
2.14
11:30AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.12
4:00PM
-0.01
4:33AM
0.16
4:52PM
0.06
5:29AM
0.22
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:44-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
233---------------------
Temp. °C171717171616161717171514131313131315141414141515
Feels °C (?)1313141413141517151310101097899666689
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