Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1
SSE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
3
6
3
5
4
8
8
8
44
97
209
144
66
45
23
14
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
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
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54AM1.57m
3:34PM1.68m
3:52AM1.59m
4:26PM1.73m
4:45AM1.65m
5:14PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.53m
9:48PM0.61m
10:04AM0.50m
10:42PM0.54m
10:56AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
11
Feels °C
6
6
7
11
10
3
1
1
1
2
5
5
3
1
1
4
2
4
4
5
6
6
3
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