Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.8° 

Kaitoke Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kaitoke Beach today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
19
0.6
E
18
0.7
ESE
18
0.8
ESE
17
0.9
ESE
17
0.9
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
232
318
390
465
437
446
435
419
392
381
305
301
301
215
213
207
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32PM2.27m
8:52AM2.08m
9:23PM2.26m
9:45AM2.05m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.09m
3:08PM-0.01m
3:45AM0.07m
3:59PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
9
8
8
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
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