Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 225 | 453 | 1024 | 997 | 346 | 596 | 458 | 205 | 197 | 175 | 156 | 168 | 168 | 145 | 148 | 117 | 110 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 54 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:17AM1.73m | 9:46PM1.60m | 10:27AM1.74m | 10:55PM1.63m | 11:32AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.27m | 3:45PM0.32m | 4:06AM0.25m | 4:47PM0.29m | 5:08AM0.21m | 5:46PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 225 | 453 | 2 | 2 | 346 | 596 | 458 | 205 | 197 | 175 | 156 | 168 | 168 | 145 | 148 | 117 | 110 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 54 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 62 | 40 | 37 | 60 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 38 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 12 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 89 | 69 | 71 | 1024 | 997 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 190 | 160 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 85 | 185 | 96 | 1 |
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