
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1398 | 1136 | 960 | 827 | 718 | 563 | 469 | 394 | 302 | 237 | 173 | 137 | 105 | 69 | 67 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 77 | 23 | 102 | 14 | 80 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.84m | 8:25PM1.67m | 9:04AM1.81m | 9:32PM1.66m | 10:10AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.17m | 2:27PM0.24m | 2:47AM0.18m | 3:30PM0.24m | 3:51AM0.18m | 4:30PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
22 | 1136 | 960 | 827 | 718 | 563 | 469 | 394 | 302 | 237 | 173 | 137 | 105 | 69 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 75 | 80 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
5 | — | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 11 | ESE 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 10 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | — | 4 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 2 | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 3 | S 4 |
1398 | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 77 | 109 | 102 | 203 | 4 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 393 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 160 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | 53 |
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