Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 123 | 117 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 74 | 89 | 21 | 102 | 117 | 66 | 51 | 28 | 311 | 646 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.52m | 10:39PM1.45m | 11:12AM1.54m | 11:32PM1.47m | 12:01PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.47m | 5:13PM0.51m | 5:28AM0.45m | 6:01PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 173 | 123 | 117 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 17 | 82 | 102 | 117 | 66 | 51 | 28 | 311 | 646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 15 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 74 | 89 | 196 | 269 | 2 | 23 | 133 | 162 | 123 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 62 | 62 | 397 | 397 | 237 | 234 |
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