
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
205 | 197 | 163 | 159 | 168 | 168 | 145 | 148 | 145 | 113 | 108 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 35 | 62 | 69 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.74m | 10:55PM1.63m | 11:32AM1.78m | 11:57PM1.68m | 12:30PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.25m | 4:47PM0.29m | 5:08AM0.21m | 5:46PM0.24m | 6:06AM0.16m | 6:41PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 |
205 | 197 | 163 | 159 | 168 | 168 | 145 | 148 | 145 | 113 | 108 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 |
62 | 40 | 62 | 60 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 18 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 14 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | S 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | E 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | E 14 | SSE 9 |
— | 5 | 5 | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 59 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 4 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 69 | — | — | — | 45 | 37 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 85 | 185 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 85 | 85 | 21 |
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