
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
579 | 283 | 205 | 195 | 131 | 127 | 126 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.74m | 11:09PM1.65m | 11:44AM1.82m | 00:06AM1.73m | 12:39PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.26m | 4:59PM0.29m | 5:19AM0.18m | 5:56PM0.22m | 6:15AM0.10m | 6:49PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 8 |
579 | 283 | 65 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 38 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 |
8 | 18 | 205 | 195 | 131 | 127 | 126 | 80 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | NE 8 | E 11 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | NE 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | E 9 |
3 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 69 | 37 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
251 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 76 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 85 | 185 | 83 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
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