Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.7° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
88
86
86
106
210
243
232
218
205
334
218
294
294
298
298
294
294
298
303
303
303
390
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:05AM1.65m
4:47PM1.72m
4:57AM1.66m
5:37PM1.76m
5:46AM1.69m
6:23PM1.81m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.46m
10:55PM0.60m
11:13AM0.44m
11:47PM0.57m
12:02PM0.39m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
2
5
Temp °C
13
13
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
5
8
7
7
8
5
7
6
8
7
4
3
4
5
5
7
6
5
7
8
8
8
9
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