Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 6AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)18ft (5.5m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)21ft (6.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
0
!
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
ENE
8
ENE
7.5
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
NE
3.5
ENE
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313141414141414131312121212121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2207377555289129103811187987209896173532013422017232782053311711587127821098879773606595514424400
Wind
(km/h)
45
ESE
50
ESE
55
SE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
70
E
65
E
65
E
60
ESE
60
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
W
40
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
1.70
1:30PM
1.58
2:08AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.50
7:32AM
0.61
7:47PM
0.53
8:28AM
0.60
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:55-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------1518711162231-------2
Temp. °C191919191919192020212121212120202019191919202020
Feels °C (?)1312111010991111111211131313121314151515161413
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