Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 7PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
2.2
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4.5
NE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
8
ENE
9
ENE
Period(s) (?)141616161615151514141313131313131313141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)906113514961728166413641256117412401230137016592248278739037272961311668143161575316101175432397932242
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
0
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
65
ESE
80
ESE
80
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
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
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
1.68
12:22AM
1.74
12:36PM
1.62
1:14AM
1.70
1:30PM
1.58
2:08AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:00------5:58-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
1111--------------121-622
Temp. °C181918191919191919191919191919191919192020212121
Feels °C (?)18221921191918171716151514131110109911121299
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