Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 92 | 178 | 54 | 130 | 21 | 206 | 326 | 57 | 154 | 120 | 103 | 108 | 94 | 137 | 121 | 56 | 104 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.87m | 4:36PM1.78m | 5:04AM1.90m | 5:26PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.14m | 10:29AM0.15m | 10:48PM0.13m | 11:24AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 7 | 75 | 54 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 154 | 120 | 103 | 108 | 94 | 137 | 121 | 56 | 104 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 13 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 12 | S 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 14 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | NE 4 | S 8 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 6 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 92 | 178 | 193 | 130 | 97 | 206 | 326 | 67 | — | 3 | 6 | 26 | — | — | 3 | 14 | — | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 393 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 87 | 234 | 237 | 88 | 25 | 85 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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