Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakapo today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakapo at 4AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakapo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 936 | 2061 | 2601 | 2662 | 2614 | 3302 | 4637 | 5668 | 5397 | 4517 | 4179 | 3987 | 3627 | 3585 | 3727 | 3587 | 3908 | 4627 | 4883 | 5305 | 5454 | 5161 | 4692 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14AM1.18m | 7:38PM1.32m | 8:18AM1.10m | 8:47PM1.23m | 9:50AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.32m | 1:10PM0.38m | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:12PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:46PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 472 | 936 | 2061 | 2601 | 2662 | 2614 | 3302 | 4637 | 5668 | 5397 | 4517 | 4179 | 3987 | 3627 | 3585 | 3727 | 3587 | 3908 | 4627 | 4883 | 5305 | 5454 | 5161 | 4692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 10 | WSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 141 | 96 | 62 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 33 | 627 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | W 11 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | 70 | 11 | 10 | — | 2 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 61 | 113 | 149 | 192 | 145 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 45 | 47 | 92 | 74 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 65 | 284 | 347 | 277 | 185 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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