Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSE 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 815 | 1789 | 793 | 1003 | 6567 | 6203 | 8182 | 1940 | 1569 | 1452 | 576 | 1347 | 1649 | 727 | 267 | 267 | 609 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.88m | 3:48PM1.88m | 4:10AM1.84m | 4:34PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.07m | 9:36AM0.04m | 10:01PM0.10m | 10:24AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 427 | 815 | 5 | 734 | 1003 | 2819 | 2911 | 2287 | 1940 | 1569 | 1452 | 576 | 603 | 724 | 528 | 267 | 267 | 609 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | S 9 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 13 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 4 | 219 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 280 | 273 | 195 | 251 | 183 | 232 | 50 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 5 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 12 | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 113 | 52 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 6 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 106 | 1789 | 793 | 311 | 6567 | 6203 | 8182 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1347 | 1649 | 727 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 87 | 240 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 456 | 25 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 0 |
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