Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 946 | 710 | 575 | 387 | 317 | 225 | 170 | 164 | 108 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 99 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 93 | 78 | 44 | 38 | 38 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.66m | 6:49PM1.59m | 7:21AM1.64m | 7:48PM1.56m | 8:26AM1.65m | 8:55PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.33m | 1:14AM0.33m | 1:51PM0.36m | 2:14AM0.34m | 2:54PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 946 | 710 | 575 | 387 | 317 | 225 | 170 | 164 | 108 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 88 | 93 | 78 | 44 | 36 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 6 | S 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 99 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 43 | 13 | 38 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 7 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 42 | 238 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 417 | 0 | 0 |
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