Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 386 | 163 | 155 | 106 | 104 | 83 | 59 | 613 | 57 | 65 | 175 | 255 | 548 | 880 | 984 | 2376 | 5004 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:17AM1.73m | 6:43PM1.69m | 7:12AM1.64m | 7:37PM1.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:36PM0.22m | 1:03AM0.27m | 1:31PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 386 | 163 | 155 | 65 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 54 | 50 | 65 | 25 | 56 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 2526 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 55 | 56 | 106 | 41 | 65 | 59 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 14 | SE 15 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 104 | 36 | 14 | 58 | 57 | 34 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 13 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 43 | 613 | 3 | 6 | 175 | 255 | 548 | 880 | 984 | 2376 | 5004 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 53 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 87 | 87 | 211 | 353 | 53 | 70 |
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