
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
357 | 470 | 575 | 453 | 422 | 350 | 350 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 174 | 172 | 209 | 279 | 3464 | 3772 | 3674 | 1087 | 1402 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02PM1.42m | 9:38AM1.51m | 10:03PM1.42m | 10:35AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.54m | 4:04AM0.50m | 4:39PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | -5 | -3 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 |
357 | 470 | 575 | 453 | 422 | 350 | 350 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 174 | 172 | 209 | 279 | 31 | 24 | 625 | 493 | 634 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | NE 7 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 |
96 | 96 | 111 | 109 | 98 | 96 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 48 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 85 | 2 | — | 23 | 23 | 459 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 71 | 68 | 50 | 11 | 48 | 31 | 4 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 11 | S 10 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 83 | 117 | 268 | 3464 | 3772 | 3674 | 1087 | 1402 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 78 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 393 | 87 | 321 | 530 | 590 | 233 | 0 |
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