Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakapo today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakapo at 2AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kakapo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 496 | 428 | 421 | 428 | 428 | 453 | 591 | 724 | 1269 | 1236 | 1166 | 976 | 835 | 831 | 1447 | 1688 | 1599 | 1503 | 1384 | 1474 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.23m | 12:43PM1.43m | 1:15AM1.31m | 1:22PM1.48m | 1:51AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.29m | 6:33AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.20m | 7:15AM0.28m | 7:47PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  | |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | 7:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 609 | 496 | 428 | 421 | 428 | 428 | 453 | 591 | 724 | 1269 | 1236 | 1166 | 976 | 400 | 283 | 1447 | 1688 | 1599 | 1503 | 1384 | 1474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 77 | 92 | 123 | 154 | 169 | 265 | 437 | 428 | 421 | 407 | 400 | 400 | 176 | 400 | 24 | 23 | 278 | 274 | 224 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | E 8 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 115 | 272 | 167 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 89 | 27 | 27 | 1 | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 224 | 298 | 292 | 124 | — | — | — | 835 | 831 | 627 | 407 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 464 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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