Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 25 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 2AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
1.6
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.2
E
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
NE
9
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
466
502
586
589
313
376
276
276
229
233
238
231
184
191
191
233
279
291
235
116
151
116
112
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
SE
10
SSE
20
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:20PM1.77m
2:43AM1.89m
3:19PM1.76m
3:37AM1.84m
4:14PM1.77m
4:27AM1.81m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.39m
9:06AM0.33m
9:25PM0.45m
9:59AM0.34m
10:20PM0.48m
10:47AM0.33m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
9
9
10
12
12
12
9
10
9
12
11
12
13
13
13
15
15
14
16
14
13
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1
NE
9
1
E
11
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
Energy kJ
446
466
502
586
589
266
376
276
276
162
233
216
211
178
157
154
233
279
291
235
108
108
105
112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
NE
9
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
136
139
141
313
313
264
229
229
135
238
231
184
191
191
150
126
111
108
116
151
116
112
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
10
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.5
N
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.7
N
11
0.7
NNE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
NW
8
0.6
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
52
119
121
147
57
34
110
88
3
2
19
9
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
7
1.4
E
10
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
399
310
402
1
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
115
115
56
56
54
3
39
0
3
3
39
3
12
56
52
61
12
4
0
0
0
3
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
9
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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