Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | S 15 | E 6 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 83 | 101 | 44 | 38 | 24 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 83 | 79 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 47 | 32 | 52 | 86 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.75m | 5:50PM1.64m | 6:16AM1.69m | 6:37PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.24m | 11:46AM0.30m | 00:03AM0.31m | 12:36PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 5 | E 7 | S 4 | S 14 | SSE 4 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 29 | 58 | 40 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 83 | 48 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 52 | 46 | 83 | 79 | 38 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | — | SW 9 | E 15 | — | — | S 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 38 | 17 | 6 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 37 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | S 16 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 4 | E 7 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 76 | 14 | 101 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 78 | 35 | 36 | — | 6 | 47 | 20 | 52 | 86 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 237 | 65 | 85 | 21 | 21 | 237 | 21 | 237 | 65 |
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