Surf Forecast Surf Report

Kaka Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
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Kaka Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaka Point sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kaka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Kaka Point at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (01 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Kaka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
E
2.2
SW
1.3
E
1.3
E
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111212121414131313131313121212111113131314151515151414141414111111101013131415151514141918181716161615151616161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)51338341742687480179378178167966956948144913814334183405398046965474254222121939193913191614139912241156403389319239196326471796863962818614401481851961129913431310100373064410421003112113581324119912141054
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
2.47
5:58PM
2.47
6:19AM
2.37
6:59PM
2.36
7:23AM
2.28
8:03PM
2.26
8:32AM
2.21
9:09PM
2.20
9:37AM
2.18
10:11PM
2.17
10:37AM
2.18
11:07PM
2.17
11:29AM
2.20
11:55PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.72
12:11AM
0.87
12:39PM
0.80
1:11AM
0.96
1:42PM
0.88
2:14AM
1.02
2:47PM
0.93
3:18AM
1.05
3:50PM
0.95
4:21AM
1.05
4:47PM
0.96
5:17AM
1.03
5:39PM
0.96
6:06AM
1.00
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise--7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-------7:45-------7:46-
Sunset----5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9889999988911131110111212121212121111101011121515131212121214151513121211111314141313121312161918161313111014
Feels °C (?)43345566455798777778898988910141411101010101314141110109911121110108981316161410108711
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