Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 04 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (04 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
91
104
172
132
217
202
202
234
268
256
293
250
223
243
274
206
223
236
215
268
306
346
440
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:34AM1.86m
9:03PM1.95m
9:14AM1.83m
9:43PM1.92m
9:54AM1.78m
10:24PM1.88m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.25m
3:16AM0.38m
3:28PM0.29m
3:58AM0.42m
4:09PM0.33m
4:41AM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
28
24
15
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
236
215
8
8
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
9
Energy kJ
73
91
104
172
132
217
202
202
234
268
256
293
250
223
243
274
206
223
158
268
306
346
440
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
91
115
115
107
86
107
56
56
56
115
115
113
56
56
56
98
103
134
145
115
98
98
98
98
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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