Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 103 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 72 | 92 | 123 | 87 | 120 | 67 | 293 | 194 | 99 | 89 | 75 | 79 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.71m | 11:17PM1.63m | 11:54AM1.81m | 00:17AM1.72m | 12:52PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.29m | 5:08PM0.32m | 5:28AM0.21m | 6:07PM0.25m | 6:26AM0.12m | 7:04PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 107 | 103 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 32 | 47 | 50 | 73 | 87 | 21 | 39 | 96 | 96 | 35 | 89 | 75 | 79 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | S 15 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 44 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 18 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 2 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 72 | 92 | 123 | 1 | 120 | 67 | 293 | 194 | 99 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 87 | 87 | 209 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 20 | 63 | 62 | 25 | 0 | 62 | 78 | 21 |
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