Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 30 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
55
51
64
110
166
241
336
401
433
513
572
588
744
763
886
998
1121
1397
1670
1895
2247
3355
4346
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
50
NE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
55
NNE
65
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:34PM1.87m
6:43AM1.80m
7:15PM1.90m
7:25AM1.80m
7:57PM1.92m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.31m
00:44AM0.46m
12:58PM0.30m
1:27AM0.44m
1:40PM0.29m
2:10AM0.43m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
5:10
4
2
4
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
9
10
11
10
9
10
9
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
Energy kJ
7
12
12
12
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
20
20
20
20
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
5
6
6
6
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
Energy kJ
36
55
51
64
110
166
241
336
401
433
513
572
588
744
763
886
998
1121
1397
1670
1895
2247
3355
4346
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
5
4
Distance (km)
115
117
184
154
145
193
154
316
334
350
350
350
334
193
350
351
350
350
355
350
350
350
211
195
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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