Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 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
19.6° 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 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.6
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
47
28
27
20
19
20
15
16
16
16
14
14
16
14
13
13
28
27
12
19
77
92
75
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
25
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:10AM1.94m
2:40PM1.76m
3:11AM1.90m
3:43PM1.76m
4:08AM1.89m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.31m
8:33AM0.36m
8:51PM0.36m
9:34AM0.36m
9:52PM0.39m
10:31AM0.33m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:37
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
12
13
14
13
14
11
13
12
13
15
16
15
14
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
57
47
28
27
20
19
20
15
15
16
16
11
10
7
7
7
4
4
5
2
12
12
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
16
6
6
1
28
27
12
8
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
18
Energy kJ
2
5
5
4
17
4
4
4
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
6
9
9
6
6
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.6
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
4
8
6
6
3
1
19
77
92
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
85
85
71
71
104
95
95
128
95
12
12
12
185
104
145
218
104
104
119
119
115
12
79
63
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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