Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
233
188
144
102
80
52
40
26
24
24
23
23
22
22
21
10
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:50PM2.02m
12:22PM1.86m
00:39AM1.91m
1:14PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.21m
6:30PM0.35m
7:01AM0.29m
7:20PM0.45m
cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
6
7
6
7
8
7
9
10
10
8
5
6
9
9
10
8
9
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