Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | S 15 | ESE 13 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 456 | 3302 | 3543 | 3308 | 2357 | 659 | 427 | 329 | 228 | 398 | 298 | 167 | 88 | 422 | 18 | 179 | 281 | 119 | 126 | 503 | 121 | 275 |
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 | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.52m | 10:57PM1.44m | 11:25AM1.56m | 11:43PM1.48m | 12:08PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.50m | 4:39PM0.51m | 4:53AM0.46m | 5:26PM0.47m | 5:38AM0.41m | 6:08PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Feels °C | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | NE 4 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 88 | 447 | 31 | 11 | 1029 | 2357 | 328 | 301 | 248 | 163 | 398 | 298 | 167 | 88 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 83 | 51 | 31 | 5 | 121 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | ESE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 212 | 33 | — | — | 23 | 12 | 659 | 427 | 329 | 228 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 116 | 119 | 126 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | E 11 | SE 13 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ESE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 12 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 7 | NW 2 | N 3 | S 16 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 218 | 456 | 3302 | 3543 | 3308 | 1715 | — | — | 5 | 15 | 40 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 422 | 106 | 179 | 281 | 2 | 2 | 503 | 28 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 237 | 590 | 233 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 78 | 1 | 82 | 82 | 10 | 209 | 114 | 70 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 209 | 10 | 87 |
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