Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 165 | 161 | 127 | 120 | 93 | 72 | 70 | 51 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 58 | 44 | 38 | 18 | 54 | 52 | 85 | 82 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.78m | 4:45AM1.79m | 5:06PM1.71m | 5:30AM1.75m | 5:50PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.15m | 10:32PM0.17m | 10:59AM0.22m | 11:17PM0.24m | 11:46AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 17 | S 16 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 195 | 165 | 161 | 127 | 120 | 93 | 72 | 70 | 51 | 23 | 45 | 29 | 58 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 52 | 56 | 54 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 52 | 85 | 82 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 20 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 44 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 70 | 76 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 12 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 53 | 78 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
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