Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 901 | 1817 | 931 | 5586 | 7163 | 2072 | 1672 | 1437 | 1328 | 1275 | 2293 | 3750 | 1075 | 939 | 815 | 769 | 661 | 580 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.79m | 5:46PM1.72m | 6:12AM1.78m | 6:37PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.19m | 11:41AM0.20m | 00:02AM0.21m | 12:36PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 888 | 931 | 1289 | 1887 | 2072 | 1672 | 1437 | 1328 | 1275 | 1240 | 1223 | 1075 | 939 | 815 | 769 | 661 | 580 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 63 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 901 | 1817 | — | 5586 | 7163 | — | — | — | — | — | 2293 | 3750 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 24 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 237 | 0 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 85 | 83 | 1 |
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