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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 7AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. 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 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | |
2074 | 1922 | 1544 | 1514 | 1139 | 993 | 754 | 645 | 514 | 408 | 380 | 860 | 1102 | 1248 | 1246 | 1509 | 1662 | 3341 | 2844 | 4051 | 1074 | 960 | 778 | 557 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:02PM1.52m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | |
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Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
-1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
87 | 85 | 1544 | 1514 | 1139 | 993 | 754 | 645 | 514 | 408 | 380 | 860 | 1102 | 1248 | 1246 | 39 | 39 | 1487 | 1322 | 1197 | 1074 | 960 | 778 | 557 | |
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 11 | E 12 | E 11 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 |
— | — | 82 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 190 | 167 | 217 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | — | — | E 14 | S 26 | S 26 | E 13 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 160 | 52 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 92 | 153 | 129 | 37 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
2074 | 1922 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1509 | 1662 | 3341 | 2844 | 4051 | — | — | — | — | |
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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