Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 369 | 350 | 441 | 441 | 533 | 413 | 504 | 390 | 381 | 438 | 1226 | 1606 | 6228 | 3855 | 6045 | 6094 | 4954 | 2141 | 1728 | 1569 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.95m | 2:36AM1.88m | 3:03PM1.93m | 3:23AM1.88m | 3:48PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.00m | 8:28PM0.07m | 8:48AM0.00m | 9:15PM0.07m | 9:36AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 369 | 350 | 441 | 441 | 533 | 413 | 504 | 390 | 381 | 438 | 5 | 5 | 1452 | 1611 | 2594 | 2675 | 2506 | 2141 | 1728 | 1569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 110 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 20 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | NNE 3 | E 14 | NE 4 | E 14 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 76 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — | NNW 2 | — | WNW 3 | — | SW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 37 | 33 | 38 | 28 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 25 | 1226 | 1606 | 6228 | 3855 | 6045 | 6094 | 4954 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 240 | 25 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 417 | 25 | 97 | 0 |
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