Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 406 | 432 | 1571 | 1241 | 1134 | 825 | 417 | 880 | 1485 | 1905 | 1596 | 940 | 944 | 1047 | 1155 | 1200 | 1108 | 1019 | 931 | 875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.72m | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.68m | 5:32AM1.67m | 5:57PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.20m | 10:44PM0.26m | 11:05AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.28m | 11:55AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 406 | 432 | 1571 | 1241 | 1134 | 825 | 181 | 880 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 940 | 944 | 1047 | 1155 | 1200 | 1108 | 1019 | 931 | 875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 80 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 417 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 170 | 367 | 510 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | SSW 6 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 82 | 11 | 52 | 24 | 32 | 65 | 81 | 1485 | 1905 | 1596 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 209 | 393 | 237 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 233 | 321 | 783 | 94 | 94 | 233 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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