Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 164 | 108 | 77 | 74 | 52 | 99 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 85 | 78 | 59 | 44 | 35 | 67 | 136 | 229 | 96 | 157 | 188 | 270 | 364 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.64m | 7:48PM1.56m | 8:26AM1.65m | 8:55PM1.55m | 9:36AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.33m | 1:51PM0.36m | 2:14AM0.34m | 2:54PM0.37m | 3:17AM0.31m | 3:58PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 170 | 164 | 108 | 77 | 74 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 81 | 85 | 78 | 59 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 51 | 229 | 96 | 157 | 188 | 270 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 14 | SE 10 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 99 | 86 | 84 | 27 | 78 | 43 | 38 | 44 | 35 | 34 | 94 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 13 | 67 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 52 | — | 16 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 136 | — | 1 | 25 | 1 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 1 | 10 | 88 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 78 | 0 |
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