Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 10AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
2
1
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)
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
393
410
263
204
163
127
111
111
59
105
108
108
99
82
119
119
116
148
181
205
279
234
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48AM2.01m
7:21PM2.20m
7:42AM2.05m
8:11PM2.23m
8:34AM2.07m
8:59PM2.22m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.20m
1:04PM0.06m
1:41AM0.12m
1:57PM0.03m
2:32AM0.07m
2:47PM0.05m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
11
12
11
10
7
7
7
7
4
5
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