Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1175 | 487 | 1018 | 700 | 1991 | 1530 | 1103 | 2587 | 2845 | 1570 | 1334 | 1261 | 1035 | 931 | 847 | 686 | 634 | 1393 | 828 | 623 | 482 | 328 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.68m | 5:32AM1.67m | 5:57PM1.64m | 6:23AM1.66m | 6:49PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.28m | 11:55AM0.28m | 00:19AM0.31m | 12:50PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | E 11 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1175 | 487 | 1018 | 700 | 2 | — | 1103 | 1271 | 1277 | 1570 | 1334 | 1261 | 1035 | 931 | 847 | 603 | 634 | 1393 | 828 | 623 | 482 | 328 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 185 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 170 | 232 | 367 | 686 | 547 | 911 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 12 | — | SE 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | W 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 80 | 87 | 246 | 1991 | 1530 | 15 | 2587 | 2845 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 14 | 57 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 87 | 87 | 233 | 417 | 888 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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