Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
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)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
2
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.3
NNW
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
58
89
303
306
149
149
160
183
163
130
127
125
121
88
86
86
104
207
243
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
45
W
50
W
55
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
60
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:01PM1.71m
3:12AM1.67m
3:55PM1.70m
4:05AM1.65m
4:47PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.42m
9:06PM0.59m
9:30AM0.45m
10:01PM0.61m
10:22AM0.46m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
7
8
6
1
1
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
3
7
7
9
6
9
6
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