Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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 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 1AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (27 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (27 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
2
NNW
1.3
N
1.2
N
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
1.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
E
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
2.4
NE
Period(s) (?)131313777677777776667567789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5857573311501275650104136124947456553231405933752312381796846
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
5
SSW
10
N
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
55
ESE
75
ESE
75
ESE
65
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
1.75
12:54PM
1.93
1:22AM
1.76
1:43PM
1.92
2:17AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
0.35
7:21PM
0.33
7:31AM
0.38
8:10PM
0.30
8:25AM
0.41
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise-----5:58-------6:00-------6:01--
Sunset-8:36-------8:37-------8:37------
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--251----11--------37745
Temp. °C212221191818181818181818181717181818191818181920
Feels °C (?)151917181415151817161516161617151313131196711
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