Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 126 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 40 | 22 | 34 | 160 | 29 | 20 | 40 | 69 | 93 | 132 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.50m | 1:03PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.57m | 1:43PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.40m | 6:40AM0.34m | 7:07PM0.34m | 7:22AM0.28m | 7:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 126 | 126 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 52 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 93 | 132 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 69 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 22 | 121 | 160 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 85 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 25 | 78 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 1 |
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