What are the current surf conditions at Kaka Point?

Kaka Point currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf Kaka Point is typically when swell comes from the SE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Kaka Point Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Kaka Point
Address: Otago, New Zealand / Aotearoa

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🌬️ WIND

19
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🌊 SWELL

2.6
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HEIGHT

2.6ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

23kt

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AIR TEMP

13°C

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1.9ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Sweet 2.6ft waves with mixed swell but strong 19kt winds making it choppy Note: winds from WSW would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Friday

Apr 10

POOR1 good hours

🌊 2.4-4.0ft 💨 6-22kt 🌡️ 12-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	10s	ENE	6kt	NE	5kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	9s	ENE	9kt	NE	9kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3ft	9s	ENE	12kt	NE	13kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	9s	ENE	15kt	ENE	17kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	9s	ENE	18kt	ENE	20kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	ENE	20kt	NE	24kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	ENE	22kt	NE	27kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	ENE	21kt	NE	26kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	ENE	21kt	NE	25kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	ENE	20kt	NE	24kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	8s	ENE	19kt	NNE	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	ENE	18kt	NNE	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	6s	ENE	17kt	NNE	22kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	7s	ENE	16kt	NNE	20kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	8s	ENE	15kt	NNE	18kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	4ft	8s	ENE	14kt	NNE	16kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4ft	8s	ENE	13kt	NNE	15kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NNE	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4ft	8s	ENE	10kt	NNE	13kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	4ft	8s	ENE	10kt	N	12kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	8s	ENE	10kt	N	11kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	8s	ENE	9kt	N	11kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	8s	ENE	10kt	NNE	11kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	8s	ENE	10kt	NNE	12kt	12°C	14°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR8 good hours

🌊 3.9-5.4ft 💨 8-15kt 🌡️ 13-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NE	13kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	4ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NE	14kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	8s	ENE	14kt	NE	16kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	8s	ENE	15kt	NE	18kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	8s	ENE	14kt	NE	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4.6ft	8s	ENE	13kt	NE	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	4.8ft	8s	ENE	13kt	NNE	16kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	4.9ft	8s	ENE	13kt	NNE	16kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	5ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NNE	16kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	5.1ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NNE	16kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	5.1ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NNE	13kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.1ft	8s	ENE	9kt	NNE	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	5.2ft	9s	ENE	8kt	N	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	5.2ft	9s	ENE	8kt	N	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	9s	ENE	8kt	N	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	9s	ENE	8kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	9s	ENE	8kt	N	10kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	9s	ENE	9kt	N	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	9s	ENE	10kt	N	12kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	9s	ENE	10kt	N	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	5.3ft	9s	ENE	9kt	N	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	5.4ft	9s	ENE	9kt	N	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	5.3ft	9s	ENE	9kt	NW	12kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	5.3ft	9s	ENE	10kt	W	12kt	13°C	14°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 12

FAIR8 good hours

🌊 4.5-5.3ft 💨 5-15kt 🌡️ 12-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	5.3ft	9s	ENE	10kt	SW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	5.2ft	9s	ENE	10kt	SSW	14kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	5.1ft	9s	ENE	11kt	S	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	5.1ft	9s	ENE	11kt	SSE	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	10s	ENE	9kt	SE	13kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	10s	ENE	7kt	ESE	10kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	10s	ENE	5kt	E	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	10s	ENE	5kt	ESE	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	10s	ENE	5kt	SE	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	10s	ENE	5kt	SSE	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	10s	ENE	7kt	S	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	10s	ENE	9kt	S	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	5.1ft	10s	ENE	11kt	S	14kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	5.1ft	10s	ENE	11kt	SSW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	10s	ENE	11kt	SSW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	10s	ENE	12kt	SW	15kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	10s	ENE	13kt	SW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	4.8ft	10s	ENE	14kt	SW	17kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	4.8ft	10s	ENE	15kt	SW	19kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	4.7ft	10s	ENE	14kt	SW	17kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	4.7ft	10s	ENE	13kt	WSW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	4.6ft	10s	E	12kt	WSW	15kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	4.6ft	10s	E	12kt	WSW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	4.5ft	10s	E	13kt	SW	16kt	13°C	14°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

FAIR8 excellent hours

🌊 4.5-6.1ft 💨 4-13kt 🌡️ 11-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	4.5ft	10s	E	13kt	SW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.6ft	10s	E	13kt	SW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4.6ft	10s	E	13kt	SW	16kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	10s	E	13kt	SSW	16kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	5ft	11s	E	12kt	SSW	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	5.3ft	12s	E	11kt	SSW	14kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	12s	E	10kt	S	13kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.7ft	12s	E	8kt	S	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5.9ft	12s	E	7kt	SSE	8kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	12s	E	5kt	SSE	6kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	12s	E	4kt	SE	5kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	12s	E	4kt	ESE	5kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	12s	E	4kt	E	4kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	12s	E	4kt	ENE	4kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	12s	E	4kt	NNE	4kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	12s	E	4kt	NNW	4kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	12s	E	7kt	NW	7kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	12s	E	9kt	W	10kt	12°C	14°C	0.4mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	6ft	12s	E	12kt	SW	13kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	5.9ft	12s	E	12kt	SW	13kt	12°C	14°C	0.8mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	5.9ft	12s	E	12kt	SW	13kt	12°C	14°C	1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	5.8ft	12s	E	12kt	SW	13kt	12°C	14°C	1.2mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	5.8ft	12s	E	12kt	SW	14kt	12°C	14°C	1.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	5.7ft	11s	E	12kt	SW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0.9mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.4-5.7ft 💨 12-25kt 🌡️ 11-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	5.7ft	11s	E	12kt	SW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0.7mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	11s	E	14kt	SW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.6mm
2:00 AM	POOR	5.6ft	11s	E	15kt	SW	17kt	12°C	14°C	0.5mm
3:00 AM	POOR	5.5ft	11s	E	16kt	SW	19kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	5.4ft	11s	E	15kt	WSW	18kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	5.4ft	11s	E	15kt	WSW	18kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	5.3ft	11s	E	14kt	WSW	17kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	5ft	11s	E	14kt	WSW	18kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	4.8ft	10s	E	15kt	WSW	18kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	4.5ft	10s	E	15kt	WSW	19kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	4.3ft	10s	E	17kt	WSW	21kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	10s	E	18kt	W	23kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	10s	E	19kt	W	25kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	10s	E	20kt	WSW	25kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	10s	E	20kt	WSW	25kt	11°C	14°C	0.4mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	10s	E	20kt	WSW	25kt	11°C	14°C	0.5mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	10s	E	21kt	WSW	26kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	10s	E	22kt	WSW	27kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3ft	10s	E	23kt	WSW	29kt	12°C	14°C	0.6mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	10s	E	23kt	WSW	30kt	12°C	14°C	0.5mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	10s	E	24kt	WSW	30kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	10s	E	24kt	W	31kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	E	25kt	WSW	32kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	E	25kt	WSW	33kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 2.3-6.4ft 💨 9-26kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	9s	E	26kt	WSW	33kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	ESE	26kt	WSW	33kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	8s	SSE	25kt	WSW	33kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	25kt	WSW	33kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.8ft	7s	S	24kt	WSW	32kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4.5ft	7s	S	24kt	WSW	31kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	8s	SSW	24kt	WSW	31kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	5.4ft	8s	SSW	23kt	WSW	31kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	5.7ft	8s	S	22kt	WSW	30kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	5.9ft	8s	S	21kt	WSW	30kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	6ft	9s	S	20kt	WSW	28kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	6.1ft	9s	S	18kt	WSW	25kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	6.2ft	9s	S	16kt	WSW	23kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	6.2ft	9s	S	15kt	W	22kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	6.3ft	10s	S	15kt	W	22kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	6.3ft	10s	S	14kt	W	21kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	6.4ft	10s	S	12kt	W	18kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	6.4ft	10s	S	11kt	WNW	14kt	10°C	14°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.4ft	10s	S	9kt	WNW	11kt	10°C	14°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	6.4ft	10s	S	11kt	WNW	14kt	10°C	14°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	6.4ft	10s	S	14kt	WNW	17kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	6.4ft	10s	SSE	16kt	WNW	21kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	6.3ft	10s	SSE	18kt	WNW	23kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	6.3ft	10s	SSE	21kt	WNW	24kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm

Thursday

Apr 16

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 3.5-6.3ft 💨 13-23kt 🌡️ 9-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	6.3ft	10s	SSE	23kt	WNW	26kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	6.2ft	10s	SSE	23kt	WNW	27kt	11°C	14°C	0.4mm
2:00 AM	POOR	6.2ft	10s	SSE	22kt	WNW	29kt	11°C	14°C	0.7mm
3:00 AM	POOR	6.2ft	10s	SSE	22kt	WNW	30kt	11°C	14°C	1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	6.1ft	10s	SSE	22kt	W	29kt	11°C	14°C	0.8mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	6ft	10s	SSE	22kt	W	28kt	11°C	14°C	0.7mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	5.9ft	10s	SSE	22kt	WSW	28kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	5.8ft	10s	SSE	21kt	W	26kt	11°C	14°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	5.8ft	10s	SSE	20kt	W	25kt	11°C	14°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	POOR	5.7ft	10s	SSE	18kt	W	24kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	5.5ft	10s	SSE	19kt	W	25kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	5.3ft	10s	SSE	21kt	W	27kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	5.1ft	10s	SSE	22kt	W	28kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4.9ft	10s	SSE	21kt	WNW	29kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	4.7ft	10s	SSE	21kt	WNW	30kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	4.5ft	10s	SSE	20kt	WNW	30kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4.3ft	9s	SSE	19kt	WNW	28kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	9s	SSE	17kt	WNW	27kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4ft	9s	SSE	16kt	WNW	25kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	9s	SSE	15kt	WNW	22kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	9s	SSE	14kt	NW	20kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	9s	SSE	13kt	NW	18kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	9s	SSE	14kt	NW	18kt	10°C	14°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	9s	SSE	15kt	NW	19kt	10°C	14°C	0.2mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:4.1ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:6-22kt NE

Water Temperature:14°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Kaka Point in the Catlins is an exposed beach break with quite consistent surf and can be surfed year-round. The best surf occurs with a south-southeast swell and offshore winds from the west-southwest, typically during winter—most often in June—when clean, rideable waves are most common. The break receives a mix of groundswells and windswells, produces both left and right-handers, and works well across all stages of the tide. The area is rarely crowded, but surfers should beware of strong rips and the potential presence of sharks.

Best Swell Direction: SE

Bottom Type: Sand

Location: County: Clutha District | State: Otago | Country: New Zealand / Aotearoa | Road: The Nuggets Road | Full Address: 304, The Nuggets Road, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSSE

Ideal Wind DirectionWSW

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