Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1643 | 1461 | 1236 | 1121 | 875 | 2171 | 1785 | 1511 | 841 | 710 | 501 | 387 | 317 | 225 | 170 | 161 | 106 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.64m | 6:23AM1.66m | 6:49PM1.59m | 7:21AM1.64m | 7:48PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.28m | 00:19AM0.31m | 12:50PM0.33m | 1:14AM0.33m | 1:51PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | -2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
1643 | 1461 | 1236 | 1121 | 875 | 2171 | 1785 | 1511 | 841 | 710 | 501 | 387 | 317 | 225 | 170 | 161 | 106 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 17 |
— | — | 237 | 311 | 510 | 1317 | 1379 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 25 |
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