Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 7.0m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)23ft (7.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
0
0
0
0
!
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
NE
7
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
6
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
1.9
E
2
ENE
1.7
E
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.8
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)141414141313121211101010101111101014141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9856203411943518108155821191068053501859803620628544441381346273264703682626518499413
Wind
(km/h)
70
ESE
65
E
65
E
65
E
50
ESE
50
WSW
55
W
60
W
50
W
40
W
30
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:47PM
0.53
8:28AM
0.60
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset------5:57-------5:55-------5:53-
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
712276821-------221----11
Temp. °C202121212120202019191819192020202019181818181919
Feels °C (?)101212121514131111141416151716141716151515141615
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