Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 860 | 530 | 420 | 384 | 387 | 528 | 455 | 530 | 477 | 544 | 471 | 426 | 308 | 216 | 140 | 75 | 55 | 61 | 141 | 156 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.73m | 2:50AM1.65m | 3:14PM1.74m | 3:27AM1.67m | 3:51PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.24m | 8:43PM0.29m | 8:56AM0.21m | 9:22PM0.26m | 9:36AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 860 | 530 | 420 | 339 | 278 | 528 | 455 | 530 | 477 | 544 | 471 | 426 | 308 | 216 | 140 | 73 | 55 | 61 | 141 | 156 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 640 | 59 | 13 | 5 | — | 250 | 193 | 180 | 140 | 135 | 101 | 121 | 130 | 130 | 78 | 75 | 55 | 33 | 39 | 15 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 22 | S 21 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | ESE 13 | S 18 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 44 | 17 | 26 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 18 | 74 | 275 | 384 | 387 | 1172 | — | 1058 | 971 | 1129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 291 | 493 | 277 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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