
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
270 | 364 | 373 | 459 | 470 | 283 | 205 | 195 | 131 | 127 | 126 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.59m | 10:43AM1.74m | 11:09PM1.65m | 11:44AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.26m | 4:59PM0.29m | 5:19AM0.18m | 5:56PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | 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 |
270 | 364 | 373 | 459 | 470 | 283 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 6 | NNE 4 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 205 | 195 | 131 | 127 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 41 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | — |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 126 | 80 | 72 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | ESE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 78 | 83 | 160 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 85 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 185 | 85 |
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