Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 127 | 120 | 93 | 72 | 70 | 111 | 70 | 91 | 83 | 58 | 44 | 38 | 18 | 54 | 52 | 80 | 82 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.79m | 5:06PM1.71m | 5:30AM1.75m | 5:50PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.17m | 10:59AM0.22m | 11:17PM0.24m | 11:46AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 161 | 127 | 120 | 93 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 23 | 45 | 75 | 58 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 24 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 4 | S 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 83 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 52 | 80 | 8 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 20 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 9 | SW 8 | E 15 | SSE 16 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 44 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 111 | 70 | 91 | 140 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 18 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 20 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
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