
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | 171 | 201 | 39 | 20 | 40 | 69 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 67 | 71 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.57m | 1:43PM1.66m | 2:01AM1.65m | 2:22PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.34m | 7:22AM0.28m | 7:47PM0.27m | 8:05AM0.22m | 8:28PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 |
14 | 13 | 46 | 73 | 39 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 |
13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 69 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 16 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — |
— | 6 | 171 | 201 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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