
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 87 | 228 | 135 | 55 | 239 | 181 | 369 | 121 | 164 | 300 | 392 | 653 | 918 | 932 | 1065 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.69m | 2:38PM1.75m | 3:55AM1.74m | 3:17PM1.76m | 3:37AM1.77m | 4:00PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.21m | 9:05AM0.16m | 9:27PM0.19m | 9:51AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 14 | S 15 |
98 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 87 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 138 | 120 | 81 | 164 | 300 | 392 | 67 | 65 | 932 | 1065 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
81 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 133 | 121 | 118 | 68 | 68 | — | — | 63 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | SSE 13 | S 13 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | WNW 2 | — | W 2 | S 13 | S 14 | W 4 | — |
3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 24 | 21 | — | 97 | 228 | 135 | 117 | 239 | 181 | 369 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 653 | 918 | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 237 | 63 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 233 | 0 | 0 |
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