
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 367 | 137 | 98 | 94 | 98 | 103 | 165 | 77 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 209 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 0 | 1428 | 447 | 1196 | 1142 | 1355 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.76m | 7:34PM1.63m | 8:10AM1.74m | 8:37PM1.60m | 9:17AM1.73m | 9:46PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.24m | 1:36PM0.29m | 1:58AM0.27m | 2:40PM0.32m | 3:02AM0.27m | 3:45PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | ENE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 6 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 7 |
198 | 367 | 137 | 98 | 69 | 49 | 103 | 165 | 77 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 447 | 593 | — | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 14 |
136 | 11 | 125 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 28 | 1 | 56 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 29 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 317 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | S 15 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | SSW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
49 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 209 | 33 | 35 | 85 | 175 | 1428 | 113 | 1196 | 1142 | 1355 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 190 | 160 | 3 |
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