Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 | S 13 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 14 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 39 | 36 | 59 | 87 | 42 | 126 | 5 | 182 | 81 | 244 | 162 | 123 | 94 | 101 | 79 | 63 | 51 | 54 | 103 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.77m | 4:13AM1.87m | 4:36PM1.78m | 5:04AM1.90m | 5:26PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.15m | 9:57PM0.14m | 10:29AM0.15m | 10:48PM0.13m | 11:24AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 33 | 30 | 8 | 75 | 42 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 81 | 11 | 162 | 123 | 94 | 101 | 79 | 63 | 32 | 54 | 103 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | E 15 | E 7 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 51 | 19 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 11 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | S 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 9 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 2 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 36 | 59 | 87 | 208 | 126 | 121 | 182 | 72 | 244 | — | 6 | 11 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 168 | 96 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 88 | 234 | 234 | 102 | 25 | 82 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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