Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
N
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.4
NNW
2
N
1.9
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
2
N
1.5
N
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
2
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)778888887887788788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)480835903886653707471403243259358368348287287279459253226226308502333251
Wind
(km/h)
50
N
55
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
25
N
40
N
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
2.14
8:00AM
2.15
8:33PM
2.20
8:49AM
2.15
9:23PM
2.22
9:40AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
0.13
2:20PM
-0.03
2:48AM
0.11
3:09PM
-0.04
3:39AM
0.12
4:00PM
-0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset------5:47-------5:45-------5:45-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
214152-----11-12322211111
Temp. °C191919181819191919191918171717171817181818181818
Feels °C (?)111112121515141617151311121211111312141212121214
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