Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 350 | 350 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 174 | 172 | 275 | 453 | 3345 | 3866 | 3347 | 1801 | 1184 | 522 | 411 | 651 | 522 | 387 | 293 | 161 | 598 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.51m | 10:03PM1.42m | 10:35AM1.52m | 10:57PM1.44m | 11:25AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.54m | 4:04AM0.50m | 4:39PM0.51m | 4:53AM0.46m | 5:26PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 422 | 350 | 350 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 174 | 172 | 275 | 453 | 32 | 24 | 939 | 956 | 566 | 334 | 248 | 651 | 522 | 387 | 293 | 161 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 9 | — | — | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | — | NE 5 | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 71 | 68 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 33 | 108 | — | — | 23 | 493 | 367 | 522 | 411 | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | — | E 11 | — | NE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 33 | 4 | 33 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 14 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 80 | 138 | 278 | 3345 | 3866 | 3347 | 1801 | 1184 | — | 4 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 598 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 240 | 237 | 233 | 553 | 951 | 233 | 0 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 114 |
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