Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
291
246
212
219
177
172
172
177
215
243
238
237
184
151
234
392
349
333
296
281
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:29PM1.97m
4:49AM1.91m
5:31PM2.06m
5:50AM1.96m
6:28PM2.14m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.22m
10:45PM0.36m
11:09AM0.16m
11:48PM0.28m
12:08PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
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