Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 283 | 357 | 470 | 589 | 440 | 343 | 338 | 350 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 174 | 174 | 275 | 287 | 3260 | 4258 | 4278 | 1462 | 1850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35AM1.52m | 9:02PM1.42m | 9:38AM1.51m | 10:03PM1.42m | 10:35AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.53m | 3:11AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.54m | 4:04AM0.50m | 4:39PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 17 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 233 | 283 | 357 | 470 | 589 | 440 | 343 | 338 | 350 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 174 | 174 | 275 | 287 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 603 | 913 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 109 | 101 | 98 | 96 | 111 | 109 | 98 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 33 | 65 | 64 | — | — | — | 23 | 542 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 71 | 68 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 61 | 119 | 262 | 3260 | 4258 | 4278 | 1462 | 1850 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 78 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 393 | 89 | 237 | 493 | 590 | 233 | 1 |
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