Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 09 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 12PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5
NE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)141414161616161515151414141313131313131414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)801906906113514961692166413641256117412571422139019032436306539377757110311074217216172901594614196
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
50
ESE
60
SE
60
SE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
60
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
1.68
12:22AM
1.74
12:36PM
1.62
1:14AM
1.70
1:30PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
0.52
6:05PM
0.45
6:39AM
0.58
6:54PM
0.50
7:32AM
0.61
7:47PM
0.53
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:00-------6:00------5:58---
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cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1----------------232
Temp. °C191918191919191919191919191919191919191920202021
Feels °C (?)192019212121191918181616151514121099911111212
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