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Kaka Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kaka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 357 | 299 | 295 | 238 | 398 | 419 | 425 | 283 | 268 | 357 | 288 | 261 | 362 | 476 | 425 | 450 | 362 | 288 | 414 | 372 | 272 | 220 | 200 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:14AM 2.50 | 5:36PM 2.52 | 5:58AM 2.48 | 6:25PM 2.48 | 6:46AM 2.42 | 7:20PM 2.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:29AM 0.66 | 11:55PM 0.70 | 12:16PM 0.69 | 12:44AM 0.78 | 1:08PM 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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