
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
538 | 823 | 874 | 1079 | 1136 | 940 | 827 | 647 | 550 | 455 | 373 | 302 | 194 | 176 | 137 | 72 | 50 | 46 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21PM1.70m | 7:58AM1.84m | 8:25PM1.67m | 9:04AM1.81m | 9:32PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.17m | 2:27PM0.24m | 2:47AM0.18m | 3:30PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
16 | 24 | 22 | 1079 | 1136 | 940 | 827 | 647 | 550 | 455 | 373 | 302 | 194 | 176 | 137 | 72 | 50 | 46 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 15 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 20 | — | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
538 | 823 | 874 | 44 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 615 | 233 | 94 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 95 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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