Kaitoke Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.24° S 175.48° E

Kaitoke Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaitoke Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (20 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
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)
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
1.3
E
5
1.6
E
6
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
82
88
199
356
319
200
167
141
96
64
50
38
27
24
23
23
22
22
21
10
Wind (km/h)
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM1.93m
11:50PM2.02m
12:22PM1.86m
00:39AM1.91m
1:14PM1.80m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.24m
6:13AM0.21m
6:30PM0.35m
7:01AM0.29m
7:20PM0.45m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
10
8
7
7
5
6
7
8
5
7
8
8
9
7
5
6
8
8
9
8
8
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