
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
322 | 639 | 599 | 387 | 296 | 263 | 218 | 179 | 153 | 119 | 92 | 88 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:57AM1.78m | 5:20PM1.71m | 5:45AM1.70m | 6:08PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.17m | 11:14AM0.21m | 11:36PM0.25m | 12:05PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
322 | 639 | 599 | 387 | 296 | 263 | 218 | 179 | 153 | 119 | 92 | 88 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 16 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
170 | 20 | 3 | 121 | 113 | 110 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 39 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 13 | S 13 |
129 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | N 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 85 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 25 |
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