
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kalapaki Beach today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kalapaki Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kalapaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
285 | 270 | 320 | 433 | 405 | 443 | 428 | 428 | 417 | 405 | 604 | 640 | 518 | 605 | 585 | 536 | 489 | 536 | 600 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM0.19m | 10:27AM0.54m | 11:33PM0.23m | 11:20AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.18m | 1:24AM0.17m | 6:57PM0.17m | 3:13AM0.19m | 6:54PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
77 | 77 | 87 | 123 | 212 | 196 | 180 | 177 | 134 | 127 | 119 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 98 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | N 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
61 | 55 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 52 | 28 | 70 | 72 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
18 | 57 | 50 | 32 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 74 | 74 | 53 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 64 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
285 | 270 | 320 | 433 | 405 | 443 | 428 | 428 | 417 | 405 | 604 | 640 | 518 | 605 | 585 | 536 | 489 | 536 | 600 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 47 | 39 | 299 | 299 | 126 | 47 | 17 | 39 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 126 | 47 |
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