Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaka Point today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaka Point at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kaka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 6 | SW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 874 | 712 | 586 | 553 | 427 | 421 | 378 | 170 | 124 | 124 | 81 | 75 | 75 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 46 | 26 | 39 | 37 | 46 | 53 | 49 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:25PM2.27m | 11:58AM2.27m | 00:23AM2.31m | 12:52PM2.31m | 1:15AM2.35m | 1:41PM2.35m | 2:02AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.82m | 6:09PM0.90m | 6:34AM0.82m | 7:03PM0.87m | 7:26AM0.82m | 7:52PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | 8:39 |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 12 | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 874 | 712 | 586 | 553 | 427 | 421 | 378 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 81 | 57 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 46 | 53 | 49 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 170 | 92 | 90 | 23 | 22 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 42 | 43 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 96 | 124 | 124 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 61 | 62 | 87 | 80 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 10 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 47 | 95 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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