Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kalapaki Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kalapaki Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Kalapaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 384 | 475 | 465 | 418 | 399 | 449 | 449 | 541 | 444 | 386 | 443 | 412 | 326 | 258 | 258 | 443 | 587 | 659 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:58PM0.30m | 7:44AM0.54m | 9:00AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.08m | 00:11AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 384 | 384 | 475 | 465 | 418 | 399 | 449 | 449 | 541 | 444 | 386 | 443 | 412 | 326 | 258 | 122 | 326 | 587 | 659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 71 | 96 | 258 | 214 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 158 | 214 | 212 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 117 | 114 | 111 | 108 | 83 | 116 | 137 | 139 | 139 | 167 | 220 | 253 | 295 | 284 | 332 | 313 | 443 | 435 | 475 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 |
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