Kaitoke Beach
Auckland, New Zealand
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 7:41 pm7.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C61°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 117 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 2314 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:41 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Kaitoke Beach
Kaitoke Beach is a beach in New Zealand, located in the Auckland region. It is 3,248 meters long and is near Claris village, which is 1,262 meters away. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby beach called Palmers Beach, which is 1,936 meters away.
Kaitoke Beach is a long sandy beach and settlement on the east coast of Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. At the northern end is the Kaitoke Creek, which drains the Kaitoke Swamp, and a headland, beyond which is Palmers Beach. At the southern end is the Sugar Loaf headland and beyond that Medlands Beach. Kaitoke Beach has golden sand and dunes.
The township of Claris and Great Barrier Aerodrome are near the beach, which can be seen by travellers flying in or out of the aerodrome. Claris has a general store, a New Zealand Post shop, a petrol station and other facilities.
Source: Kaitoke Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.3 km0.8 miClaris (village)
- Nearest airport
- 1 km1 miClaris Aerodrome (GBZ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Palmers Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north away8.2 Great
- Medlands Beach2.8 km1.7 mi south-east away8.2 Great
- Stony Beach4.7 km2.9 mi north away8.2 Great
- Pah Beach6.6 km4.1 mi south away7.5 Great
- Gooseberry Flat Beach6.9 km4.3 mi south away7.5 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
- Mon7.9 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
- Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 87%
- Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 12%
- Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 36%