
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kalapaki Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kalapaki Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kalapaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | WSW 11 | SSE 7 | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
326 | 258 | 359 | 346 | 260 | 237 | 245 | 206 | 186 | 140 | 127 | 109 | 99 | 99 | 350 | 91 | 103 | 82 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:30PM0.32m | 6:37AM0.64m | 4:45PM0.27m | 7:45AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.00m | 1:46PM0.24m | 11:31PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 13 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
238 | 238 | 197 | 192 | 183 | 151 | 354 | 228 | 124 | 121 | 121 | 99 | 66 | 52 | 350 | 91 | 103 | 82 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | E 8 | E 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | W 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
185 | 141 | 359 | 346 | 250 | 188 | 145 | 121 | 132 | 126 | 91 | 66 | 99 | 99 | 49 | 34 | 50 | 45 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | W 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 14 | E 13 | SSE 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 12 | W 8 | W 8 |
326 | 258 | 318 | 248 | 199 | 169 | 191 | 194 | 186 | 140 | 127 | 109 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 98 | 50 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | S 5 | — | SSE 5 |
153 | 176 | 214 | 298 | 260 | 237 | 245 | 206 | 151 | 122 | 101 | 82 | — | 34 | — | — | 43 | — | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 133 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 17 |
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