Kaka Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 20 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.5°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 11PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)--
Afternoon (20 Dec)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (20 Dec)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
S
1.8
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)1212121212117117777989101010101010111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22063611822781611211307051341141176895215354501612543530541504513417409
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassonononononononcross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
2.22
4:40AM
2.26
4:50PM
2.21
5:19AM
2.25
5:28PM
2.19
5:58AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
0.95
10:48AM
1.01
11:06PM
0.92
11:25AM
0.98
11:45PM
0.90
12:05PM
0.96
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:43-------5:45--
Sunset-9:31-------9:31-------9:32------
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
21-11--------------13---
Temp. °C1010888810111210876610111212121212121618
Feels °C (?)44333345755544777667891516
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