
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
131 | 127 | 126 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 38 | 39 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.65m | 11:44AM1.82m | 00:06AM1.73m | 12:39PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.18m | 5:56PM0.22m | 6:15AM0.10m | 6:49PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
65 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
131 | 127 | 126 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 40 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | — | — | E 6 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | S 21 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — |
14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 39 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 78 | 78 | 70 |
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