Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
1.2
E
6
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
98
98
93
86
85
83
82
82
89
327
295
209
167
118
78
50
40
29
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
45
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM2.13m
11:30AM1.93m
11:50PM2.02m
12:22PM1.86m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.14m
5:40PM0.24m
6:13AM0.21m
6:30PM0.35m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
3
4
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
11
10
9
6
6
4
4
6
7
8
10
9
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