Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
NNW
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)13131313131212121212121211111111611141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4994134073352681991441411031037170424023232323163741676663
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
45
WNW
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
32-1-----------1--------
Temp. °C181817171717171818181717171717181717171716161717
Feels °C (?)1412119877891010101010101099101110121414
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