Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 6PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (18 Nov)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
NE
3
NNE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)10998888999911121111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4545336457891056152511211507115910818331422157813891498143912651084983848725648533460
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
50
NE
55
NE
45
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
1.80
7:11AM
1.84
7:20PM
1.81
7:52AM
1.88
8:01PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.48
12:55AM
0.32
1:19PM
0.45
1:35AM
0.30
2:02PM
0.43
2:15AM
0.28
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset---8:06-------8:07-------8:07----
clear
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1311686128631------------
Temp. °C181819181819191818181818191918171719202019181717
Feels °C (?)171616141112131717181920181817161418202018171616
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