Kaitoke Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
2
NNW
2
N
2.2
N
2.4
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.6
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131212121212677777887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161641406763595756545049484727300355453571469482385287275
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
/ height (m)
6:07PM
1.92
6:24AM
2.04
6:56PM
2.04
7:12AM
2.11
7:44PM
2.14
8:00AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.27
12:45PM
0.11
1:07AM
0.19
1:32PM
0.02
1:57AM
0.13
2:20PM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:45---
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:47-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------12322---
Temp. °C181717171717181818181818191919191919171819191919
Feels °C (?)101010121313151515151312131313121213101215141415
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