Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaitoke Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
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
0
0
4
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
E
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
N
3
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
8
8
4
8
7
28
34
44
60
70
92
139
220
371
604
958
970
970
592
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
35
NNE
15
NNW
20
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:05AM1.72m
6:36PM1.87m
6:50AM1.78m
7:16PM1.94m
7:33AM1.85m
7:55PM2.00m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.36m
00:51AM0.41m
1:02PM0.30m
1:34AM0.33m
1:44PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
2
3
3
4
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
11
11
8
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
10
10
8
9
12
14
11
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