Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 280 | 959 | 216 | 193 | 163 | 151 | 186 | 406 | 322 | 229 | 192 | 133 | 123 | 115 | 106 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.50m | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:39PM1.46m | 10:15AM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.42m | 3:25PM0.49m | 3:46AM0.46m | 4:21PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 199 | 173 | 147 | 216 | 193 | 163 | 123 | 113 | 406 | 322 | 229 | 192 | 133 | 123 | 115 | 106 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | NE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 78 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 151 | 186 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 90 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 358 | 280 | 959 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 85 |
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