
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
119 | 110 | 98 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 87 | 194 | 135 | 55 | 200 | 152 | 494 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.69m | 2:38PM1.75m | 3:55AM1.74m | 3:17PM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.24m | 8:22AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.21m | 9:05AM0.16m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 7 |
119 | 110 | 98 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 15 | 109 | 104 | 87 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
85 | 84 | 81 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 113 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 138 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | S 13 |
28 | 27 | 36 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 31 | — | — | 31 | 194 | 135 | 98 | 200 | 152 | 494 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 94 | 63 | 62 | 0 |
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