Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 43 | 48 | 42 | 71 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 198 | 229 | 267 | 364 | 368 | 459 | 470 | 283 | 205 | 195 | 131 | 129 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:26AM1.65m | 8:55PM1.55m | 9:36AM1.68m | 10:04PM1.59m | 10:43AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.37m | 3:17AM0.31m | 3:58PM0.35m | 4:19AM0.26m | 4:59PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 41 | 48 | 30 | 71 | 136 | 43 | 138 | 198 | 229 | 267 | 364 | 368 | 459 | 470 | 283 | 205 | 195 | 38 | 39 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 78 | 43 | 38 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 136 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 57 | 37 | 131 | 129 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNE 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 62 | 393 | 394 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 78 | 160 | 0 | 70 |
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