
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
362 | 201 | 190 | 195 | 165 | 157 | 127 | 95 | 90 | 72 | 70 | 51 | 67 | 76 | 49 | 48 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 54 | 52 | 81 | 83 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02AM1.82m | 4:23PM1.78m | 4:45AM1.79m | 5:06PM1.71m | 5:30AM1.75m | 5:50PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.15m | 10:32PM0.17m | 10:59AM0.22m | 11:17PM0.24m | 11:46AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 17 | S 16 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
196 | 201 | 190 | 195 | 165 | 157 | 127 | 95 | 90 | 72 | 70 | 51 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 43 | 51 | 72 | 56 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | — |
73 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 52 | 81 | 83 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | E 15 | — |
— | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 39 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | S 4 |
362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 76 | 15 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | — | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 20 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 85 | 96 | 96 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
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