Kaka Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 Jun 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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.7
E
0.5
S
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.4
SW
2.2
SW
3.5
SW
5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)13132020191818171616161515151414101379777161616151015991312121212201919101212161615141413121111111110101014141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)16213925923729932439144239744739529219724316715111414186139251287305298266460303819379547575320256258298231398341406851181160781871755254025330224172005161912621106931740489435313284210181128
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
35
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
2.20
7:56AM
2.20
8:26PM
2.21
8:54AM
2.23
9:26PM
2.24
9:55AM
2.28
10:26PM
2.29
10:56AM
2.34
11:25PM
2.34
11:56AM
2.41
12:23AM
2.39
12:55PM
2.47
1:20AM
2.43
1:53PM
2.51
2:16AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
0.95
2:20PM
0.88
2:44AM
0.95
3:15PM
0.89
3:43AM
0.94
4:13PM
0.90
4:43AM
0.92
5:13PM
0.90
5:43AM
0.87
6:14PM
0.88
6:41AM
0.81
7:14PM
0.85
7:38AM
0.74
8:10PM
0.81
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----8:23-------8:23-------8:23-------8:23-------8:25-------8:25-------8:25-------
Sunset------4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888888997665591188910991010999988810977671212988787788755577910109987
Feels °C (?)55544444101016744451454345656686331154100-1013454111225675543
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