Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 673 | 804 | 844 | 674 | 276 | 200 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 233 | 159 | 155 | 272 | 279 | 357 | 357 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.51m | 12:44PM1.63m | 00:59AM1.55m | 1:24PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.48m | 6:14AM0.41m | 6:45PM0.44m | 6:56AM0.35m | 7:25PM0.38m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 673 | 804 | 844 | 674 | 99 | 96 | 150 | 120 | 118 | 83 | 159 | 155 | 272 | 279 | 357 | 357 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 36 | 19 | 35 | 276 | 200 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 233 | 57 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | E 8 | NE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | 17 | 59 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 25 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 25 |
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