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Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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Kakanui River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | |
1657 | 1316 | 1139 | 993 | 754 | 634 | 539 | 471 | 380 | 978 | 1102 | 1248 | 1229 | 1487 | 1487 | 2846 | 2359 | 915 | 811 | 836 | 642 | 432 | 1372 | 1316 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.45m | 10:48PM1.57m | 11:09AM1.52m | 11:34PM1.63m | 11:57AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.43m | 4:30PM0.37m | 5:01AM0.36m | 5:17PM0.30m | 5:45AM0.28m | 6:05PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:17 | |
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Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 |
1657 | 1316 | 1139 | 993 | 754 | 634 | 539 | 471 | 380 | 978 | 1102 | 1248 | 1229 | 39 | 39 | 1285 | 1018 | 915 | 811 | 836 | 642 | 432 | 411 | 348 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 |
82 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 22 | 29 | 42 | 192 | 192 | 165 | 217 | 149 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | NE 11 | SSE 16 | ENE 11 | — | — | E 14 | S 26 | S 26 | E 13 | ENE 10 | SSE 22 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 185 | 51 | 107 | — | — | 16 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 21 | 91 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1487 | 1487 | 2846 | 2359 | — | — | — | — | — | 1372 | 1316 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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