Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

Kaitoke Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.6
NNW
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
114
114
86
64
46
39
25
24
24
12
27
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
4
4
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
50
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:09AM1.71m
12:44PM1.73m
00:59AM1.64m
1:38PM1.68m
1:55AM1.59m
2:36PM1.66m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.43m
6:57PM0.57m
7:17AM0.50m
7:52PM0.62m
8:11AM0.53m
8:50PM0.64m
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
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6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
4
3
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
7
5
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
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