Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 May 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.8
NE
8
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
80
55
53
51
40
38
31
31
32
31
22
22
49
13
20
29
49
92
171
223
277
406
413
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
on
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
High Tide
5:04PM1.80m
5:15AM1.79m
5:50PM1.83m
6:00AM1.79m
6:34PM1.87m
6:43AM1.80m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.48m
11:33AM0.33m
11:59PM0.47m
12:16PM0.31m
00:44AM0.46m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
13
14
11
12
12
12
13
15
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
Energy kJ
80
80
53
53
51
40
38
31
31
32
31
22
22
7
7
12
12
12
2
2
17
3
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
82
56
55
52
32
31
31
17
17
17
16
15
7
5
5
6
6
6
2
3
3
6
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
3
6
6
6
5
6
13
12
12
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
NE
2
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
49
13
20
29
49
92
171
223
277
406
413
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
4
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
3
3
3
0
3
0
115
115
115
110
115
110
110
125
145
115
145
145
154
193
350
350
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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