Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1003 | 3021 | 6094 | 4954 | 1940 | 1569 | 1452 | 585 | 1578 | 1570 | 1225 | 785 | 276 | 619 | 497 | 373 | 279 | 223 | 197 | 149 | 119 | 86 | 64 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.88m | 3:48PM1.88m | 4:10AM1.84m | 4:34PM1.80m | 4:57AM1.78m | 5:20PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.04m | 10:01PM0.10m | 10:24AM0.11m | 10:48PM0.17m | 11:14AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | -4 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1003 | 4 | 2896 | 2506 | 1940 | 1569 | 1452 | 585 | 584 | 759 | 553 | 432 | 276 | 619 | 497 | 373 | 279 | 223 | 197 | 149 | 119 | 86 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 280 | 273 | 195 | 245 | 123 | 229 | 20 | 78 | 118 | 118 | 107 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 134 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 477 | 3021 | 6094 | 4954 | — | — | 3 | — | 1578 | 1570 | 1225 | 785 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 233 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
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