
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
441 | 533 | 642 | 504 | 492 | 381 | 432 | 706 | 1794 | 1456 | 904 | 5394 | 5774 | 4954 | 2114 | 1728 | 1608 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:36AM1.88m | 3:03PM1.93m | 3:23AM1.88m | 3:48PM1.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.07m | 8:48AM0.00m | 9:15PM0.07m | 9:36AM0.04m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
441 | 533 | 642 | 504 | 492 | 381 | 432 | 706 | 5 | 1456 | 882 | 2178 | 2450 | 2506 | 2114 | 1728 | 1608 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 219 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 14 | N 3 | — | E 14 | NE 4 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 |
19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 5 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | N 3 |
77 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 48 | 1794 | 681 | 904 | 5394 | 5774 | 4954 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 240 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 407 | 0 | 97 | 88 |
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