Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 67 | 114 | 155 | 95 | 107 | 92 | 64 | 91 | 123 | 132 | 119 | 113 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 133 | 131 | 114 | 84 | 70 | 41 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:54AM1.81m | 00:17AM1.72m | 12:52PM1.90m | 1:12AM1.80m | 1:45PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.21m | 6:07PM0.25m | 6:26AM0.12m | 7:04PM0.17m | 7:22AM0.04m | 7:58PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 32 | 77 | 86 | 95 | 107 | 92 | 64 | 91 | 123 | 20 | 18 | 113 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 133 | 131 | 114 | 84 | 70 | 41 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 53 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | S 15 | ESE 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 67 | 114 | 155 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 132 | 119 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 209 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 62 | 70 | 70 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 85 | 21 | 21 | 185 | 210 | 210 | 185 |
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