
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 (1.1m), 5s period with NNE 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 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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 (1.1m) | 5s |
| 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 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 92 | 79 | 57 | 31 | 130 | 214 | 276 | 294 | 184 | 45 | 135 | 106 | 76 | 52 | 28 | 54 | 101 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26AM1.81m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | S 14 | S 15 |
70 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 69 | 57 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 184 | 45 | 135 | 106 | 76 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 101 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 14 | E 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 12 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 49 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | E 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 11 | E 14 | SE 11 | — | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 7 |
5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 11 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 11 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | — | NE 10 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 |
— | 1 | 14 | 37 | 64 | 71 | 92 | 79 | 173 | 165 | 130 | 214 | 276 | 294 | — | 24 | 6 | 24 | — | — | 6 | 29 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 269 | 393 | 393 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 87 | 114 | 114 | 10 | 70 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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