Surf Forecast Surf Report

Kaka Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 31 Mar 2025 NZDT
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Kaka Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaka Point sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kaka Point today?

The current surf forecast for Kaka Point at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (01 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s

Table - waves today at Kaka Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tue
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.9
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.6
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
SSW
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
3.5
SW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414141414141516151716161615151614141513131588815158915151515141414131312121212111515151616161515141414141515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8768147527026125617841376138213261489178718031782172213521175957772572480443405395449405505627954679574434334330264257143818343172746541541400405339353377463499480455437362264362592851100113441327
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
S
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
2.65
5:45AM
2.58
6:14PM
2.59
6:36AM
2.50
7:11PM
2.49
7:33AM
2.40
8:15PM
2.38
8:40AM
2.29
9:24PM
2.28
9:53AM
2.21
10:35PM
2.22
11:04AM
2.19
11:41PM
2.20
12:06PM
2.20
12:38AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
0.61
12:02PM
0.61
12:32AM
0.71
12:56PM
0.70
1:27AM
0.83
1:54PM
0.80
2:27AM
0.94
2:59PM
0.89
3:33AM
1.02
4:08PM
0.94
4:43AM
1.06
5:16PM
0.95
5:51AM
1.04
6:18PM
0.92
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tue
08
Sunrise------7:56-------7:58-------8:00-------8:00-------8:03-------8:03-------8:04-----
Sunset-7:32-------7:30-------7:29-------7:27-------7:24-------7:22-------7:21-------7:19--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121110101010101312111111111112131514131314131417181514151515172222181413131212141412111211101215151312111010121616151110
Feels °C (?)1098888811109888788997810911141613131413131620191587767910978881011121211988913131376
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