
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
73 | 54 | 45 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 58 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 84 | 48 | 48 | 58 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:57PM1.68m | 12:30PM1.82m | 00:53AM1.74m | 1:23PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.24m | 6:06AM0.16m | 6:41PM0.19m | 7:01AM0.11m | 7:32PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
73 | 54 | 45 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 48 | 58 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
36 | 38 | 35 | 59 | 18 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 58 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 84 | 48 | 3 | 43 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | SE 9 | — |
8 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 59 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | SSW 3 | S 5 |
4 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 69 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | 106 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 70 | 20 | 53 |
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