Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
104
88
84
82
58
58
93
419
548
509
463
451
376
311
315
290
212
135
99
119
159
182
158
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
35
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:48AM1.89m
6:19PM1.88m
6:31AM1.89m
7:02PM1.92m
7:13AM1.89m
7:43PM1.95m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.27m
00:28AM0.38m
12:49PM0.24m
1:12AM0.37m
1:29PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:35
5:34
5:31
5:30
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
14
10
10
11
10
10
10
8
9
7
9
10
9
9
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
107
104
88
84
82
58
58
93
69
34
33
31
18
16
16
15
9
44
64
68
119
159
182
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
4
8
2
4
2
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
4
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
SE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
4
30
35
64
419
548
509
463
451
376
311
315
290
212
135
99
66
68
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
1
1
4
4
4
1
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
39
58
3
115
115
115
115
115
115
91
91
115
86
107
115
115
115
114
115
115
56
56
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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