
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 69 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 37 | 51 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 106 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 11:44AM1.82m | 00:06AM1.73m | 12:39PM1.89m | 00:59AM1.81m | 1:30PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.18m | 5:56PM0.22m | 6:15AM0.10m | 6:49PM0.15m | 7:08AM0.04m | 7:40PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | S 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 |
57 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 40 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 13 | E 9 |
72 | 69 | 40 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 12 | S 18 | S 13 |
6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 25 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | — |
— | — | 7 | — | 9 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 106 | 31 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 25 | 78 | 85 | 85 | 21 | 0 |
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