Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 233 | 159 | 155 | 272 | 283 | 283 | 357 | 347 | 333 | 315 | 297 | 302 | 336 | 627 | 985 | 1189 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.55m | 1:24PM1.67m | 1:37AM1.59m | 2:01PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.44m | 6:56AM0.35m | 7:25PM0.38m | 7:36AM0.29m | 8:05PM0.33m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 90 | 81 | 159 | 155 | 272 | 283 | 283 | 357 | 347 | 333 | 315 | 297 | 302 | 336 | 627 | 985 | 1189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 233 | 233 | 57 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 87 | 87 |
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