Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 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
19.8° 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 5PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.2
E
7
1.9
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
688
440
302
221
150
62
98
80
69
47
37
32
32
21
21
15
15
16
20
27
27
18
16
Wind (km/h)
55
E
50
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:30PM1.87m
1:07AM2.00m
1:34PM1.80m
2:10AM1.94m
2:40PM1.76m
3:11AM1.90m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.28m
6:47PM0.23m
7:30AM0.34m
7:49PM0.31m
8:33AM0.36m
8:51PM0.36m
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:50
6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:42
5:39
5:38
5:37
13
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
5
6
7
8
10
11
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
NE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
14
4
4
15
62
16
8
16
47
37
32
32
21
21
15
15
16
20
27
27
18
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
5
2
5
5
4
17
4
4
4
16
15
14
14
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.2
E
7
1.9
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
Energy kJ
587
688
440
302
221
150
55
98
80
69
3
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
104
115
115
115
115
115
91
115
115
85
85
85
71
71
85
71
71
104
12
12
3
3
12
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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