Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
74
118
70
47
44
124
154
154
140
111
108
77
84
86
94
92
65
64
45
23
Wind (km/h)
35
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:45AM1.88m
00:00AM1.86m
12:34PM1.80m
00:48AM1.75m
1:25PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.38m
6:20AM0.32m
6:43PM0.48m
7:07AM0.40m
7:34PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
1
3
6
6
8
8
8
7
7
5
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
8
10
9
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