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Kaka Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 07 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Kaka Point today?
The current surf forecast for Kaka Point at 8AM is: 6.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kaka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 12851 | 20518 | 27161 | 19964 | 14729 | 10871 | 9723 | 2151 | 1703 | 1191 | 729 | 655 | 631 | 618 | 556 | 505 | 322 | 232 | 129 | 110 | 91 | 121 | 168 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:07AM 2.37 | 2:35PM 2.41 | 2:50AM 2.46 | 3:17PM 2.48 | 3:32AM 2.53 | 3:59PM 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:26AM 0.64 | 8:45PM 0.67 | 9:08AM 0.57 | 9:27PM 0.62 | 9:52AM 0.55 | 10:10PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Catlins
Offshore wind has become cross-off at Kaka Point (near gales from the W at Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station 5 km from Kaka Point). 5.7m 14s groundswell from the SW which is too big for here.
Actual: 40 min ago
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