Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 154 | 129 | 154 | 139 | 112 | 146 | 59 | 100 | 150 | 157 | 153 | 684 | 142 | 138 | 187 | 569 | 246 | 317 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.90m | 5:26PM1.77m | 5:58AM1.90m | 6:21PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.13m | 11:24AM0.17m | 11:42PM0.14m | 12:22PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 5 | SSW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 154 | 129 | 154 | 139 | 112 | 146 | 25 | 100 | 150 | 157 | 153 | 3 | 45 | 138 | 187 | 1 | 246 | 317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | SE 15 | NE 5 | E 8 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 142 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NE 5 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 64 | — | 3 | 8 | 29 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | 684 | 173 | 80 | 51 | 569 | 42 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 532 | 70 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 209 | 233 |
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