Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 103 | 144 | 84 | 91 | 109 | 116 | 129 | 158 | 153 | 142 | 110 | 86 | 76 | 57 | 50 | 100 | 254 | 292 | 355 | 392 | 890 | 1151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:17AM1.72m | 12:52PM1.90m | 1:12AM1.80m | 1:45PM1.98m | 2:05AM1.87m | 2:37PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.12m | 7:04PM0.17m | 7:22AM0.04m | 7:58PM0.11m | 8:16AM-0.03m | 8:50PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 103 | 76 | 84 | 91 | 109 | 116 | 129 | 158 | 153 | 142 | 110 | 86 | 76 | 57 | 50 | 100 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 461 | 517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 21 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 62 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 77 | 72 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 7 | SE 14 | SE 11 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 32 | 47 | 254 | 292 | 355 | 392 | 890 | 1151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 63 | 21 | 21 | 85 | 21 | 21 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 88 | 88 | 21 | 210 | 185 | 1 | 0 |
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