Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.8
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.3
N
13
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
15
16
16
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
28
27
12
12
33
71
57
55
45
34
28
81
95
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
S
10
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
2:40PM1.76m
3:11AM1.90m
3:43PM1.76m
4:08AM1.89m
4:41PM1.79m
5:00AM1.89m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.36m
8:51PM0.36m
9:34AM0.36m
9:52PM0.39m
10:31AM0.33m
10:49PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:38
5:37
5:37
5:36
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
15
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
14
15
16
17
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Energy kJ
20
15
15
16
17
16
11
10
10
7
7
4
27
12
2
12
11
11
11
11
34
25
81
95
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
SW
3
0.3
N
12
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
12
0.3
NE
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
13
6
6
3
28
4
2
12
2
2
2
23
23
11
7
14
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
4
4
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
9
9
8
3
2
6
2
2
2
28
30
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.8
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
Energy kJ
1
2
5
6
4
33
71
57
55
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
1
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
104
95
95
104
12
12
12
12
95
95
184
211
119
95
119
115
107
107
115
115
119
71
95
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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