Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.9° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
19
0.6
E
18
0.7
ESE
18
0.8
ESE
17
0.9
ESE
17
0.9
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
22
22
31
41
69
118
232
318
390
465
437
446
435
419
387
376
305
301
301
215
213
210
154
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:58AM2.08m
8:32PM2.27m
8:52AM2.08m
9:23PM2.26m
9:45AM2.05m
10:13PM2.21m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.13m
2:15PM-0.02m
2:53AM0.09m
3:08PM-0.01m
3:45AM0.07m
3:59PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
10
10
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
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