Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
323
215
186
170
114
117
84
62
47
28
25
24
24
12
12
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
SE
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
50
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:09AM1.71m
12:44PM1.73m
00:59AM1.64m
1:38PM1.68m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.43m
6:57PM0.57m
7:17AM0.50m
7:52PM0.62m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
9
5
4
4
4
6
5
6
6
7
7
7
5
4
2
2
3
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