
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 47 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 60 | 57 | 156 | 140 | 193 | 129 | 119 | 163 | 113 | 137 | 137 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.85m | 1:44AM1.79m | 2:11PM1.86m | 2:32AM1.82m | 2:56PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.11m | 7:32PM0.14m | 7:51AM0.08m | 8:19PM0.11m | 8:40AM0.08m | 9:05PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | S 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 6 | S 16 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | S 15 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 16 |
18 | 31 | 42 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 193 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 113 | 124 | 36 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 18 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | E 5 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ESE 5 | S 16 | ENE 9 |
84 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 73 | 71 | 41 | 26 | 37 | 156 | 140 | 11 | 129 | 58 | 163 | 56 | 2 | 137 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 11 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 37 | 119 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | N 3 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 60 | 39 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 137 | 16 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 53 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 211 | 211 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 185 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 85 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 21 |
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