
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | 93 | 286 | 353 | 196 | 223 | 200 | 165 | 161 | 127 | 98 | 93 | 72 | 70 | 52 | 67 | 72 | 50 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:02AM1.82m | 4:23PM1.78m | 4:45AM1.79m | 5:06PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.13m | 10:12AM0.15m | 10:32PM0.17m | 10:59AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 17 | S 16 | E 8 | E 5 |
82 | 78 | 143 | 191 | 196 | 223 | 200 | 165 | 161 | 127 | 98 | 93 | 72 | 70 | 52 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSE 16 | E 8 |
6 | 6 | 73 | 73 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 50 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | E 13 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 5 | SSE 16 |
16 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
82 | 93 | 286 | 353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 72 | 15 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 185 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 62 | 21 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 168 | 96 | 185 | 21 | 0 |
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