Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 6 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 15 | S 8 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 86 | 84 | 108 | 78 | 57 | 46 | 38 | 63 | 68 | 97 | 136 | 188 | 216 | 264 | 277 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.56m | 8:26AM1.65m | 8:55PM1.55m | 9:36AM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.34m | 2:54PM0.37m | 3:17AM0.31m | 3:58PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 63 | 68 | 47 | 136 | 188 | 216 | 264 | 277 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 7 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 86 | 84 | 31 | 78 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 97 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 10 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 99 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | SW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 2 | N 2 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 19 | 108 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 85 | 3 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 62 | 209 | 209 | 0 | 88 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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