Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 15 | S 13 | ESE 15 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 148 | 100 | 94 | 176 | 59 | 126 | 57 | 88 | 119 | 84 | 81 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.69m | 1:38AM1.64m | 2:00PM1.73m | 2:15AM1.69m | 2:38PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.27m | 7:26PM0.30m | 7:40AM0.22m | 8:05PM0.24m | 8:22AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 108 | 99 | 82 | 64 | 148 | 100 | 94 | 176 | 39 | 126 | 33 | 39 | 119 | 77 | 70 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 13 | ESE 16 | SSE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 79 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 10 | 59 | 25 | 57 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | E 18 | SE 18 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 85 | 85 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
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