
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 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) | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 57 | 56 | 99 | 80 | 76 | 273 | 354 | 354 | 455 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.73m | 12:39PM1.89m | 00:59AM1.81m | 1:30PM1.94m | 1:49AM1.86m | 2:17PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.10m | 6:49PM0.15m | 7:08AM0.04m | 7:40PM0.10m | 7:59AM0.00m | 8:28PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
34 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 42 | 21 | 56 | 99 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 354 | 354 | 455 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 13 | E 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
3 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 57 | 24 | 59 | 80 | 76 | 273 | 46 | 31 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | E 10 | S 18 | S 8 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | SSE 20 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 27 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
22 | 38 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 9 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 21 | — | 1 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 36 | 37 | 45 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 160 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 25 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 21 | 0 | 63 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 |
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