
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NNE 6 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 134 | 78 | 43 | 64 | 48 | 50 | 96 | 138 | 138 | 192 | 224 | 267 | 360 | 368 | 368 | 373 | 210 | 207 | 195 | 131 | 446 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:26AM1.65m | 8:55PM1.55m | 9:36AM1.68m | 10:04PM1.59m | 10:43AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.34m | 2:54PM0.37m | 3:17AM0.31m | 3:58PM0.35m | 4:19AM0.26m | 4:59PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | SSE 16 |
32 | 38 | 47 | 40 | 64 | 48 | 50 | 24 | 51 | 34 | 192 | 224 | 267 | 360 | 368 | 368 | 373 | 210 | 207 | 195 | 131 | 2 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 6 | NNE 4 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 16 | S 9 |
84 | 31 | 78 | 43 | 38 | 35 | 24 | 96 | 138 | 138 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 14 | 181 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | NNE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | SE 9 | NE 3 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
2 | 81 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | W 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 3 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 4 |
11 | 134 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 446 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 393 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 78 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 25 |
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