
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
525 | 529 | 682 | 324 | 150 | 170 | 831 | 218 | 151 | 184 | 187 | 181 | 444 | 458 | 451 | 424 | 414 | 372 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.44m | 8:55AM1.53m | 9:21PM1.41m | 9:54AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.49m | 3:17PM0.53m | 3:33AM0.51m | 4:11PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
38 | 121 | 413 | 324 | 150 | 170 | 275 | 218 | 151 | 147 | 108 | 125 | 444 | 458 | 451 | 424 | 414 | 372 | 447 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | E 10 | NE 3 |
2 | 2 | 101 | 84 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 135 | 184 | 187 | 181 | 1 | 29 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
525 | 529 | 682 | — | — | — | 831 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 160 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 78 | 78 | 0 |
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