
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
304 | 117 | 153 | 90 | 131 | 147 | 84 | 168 | 171 | 126 | 57 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.45m | 12:23PM1.56m | 00:41AM1.50m | 1:03PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.46m | 5:58AM0.41m | 6:27PM0.40m | 6:40AM0.34m | 7:07PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 13 | S 6 |
304 | 117 | 153 | 90 | 131 | 147 | 43 | 168 | 171 | 126 | 43 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | NE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 4 | S 13 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | ENE 4 | S 5 | S 13 |
150 | 92 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 1 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | ENE 4 | E 10 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSW 6 |
7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 85 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 102 | 0 |
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