Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 241 | 237 | 153 | 55 | 251 | 279 | 545 | 156 | 175 | 344 | 380 | 1268 | 905 | 1702 | 844 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55AM1.74m | 3:17PM1.76m | 3:37AM1.77m | 4:00PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.21m | 9:05AM0.16m | 9:27PM0.19m | 9:51AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 116 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 12 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 55 | 138 | 159 | 156 | 175 | 344 | 380 | 551 | 65 | 901 | 844 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 134 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 68 | 67 | — | 62 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | SSE 13 | S 14 | E 9 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 34 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SSE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | WNW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | W 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 23 | — | — | 241 | 237 | 153 | 112 | 251 | 279 | 545 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1268 | 905 | 1702 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 53 | 63 | 87 | 63 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
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