Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 84 | 127 | 242 | 233 | 283 | 283 | 470 | 470 | 440 | 422 | 338 | 350 | 261 | 264 | 302 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59PM1.46m | 8:35AM1.52m | 9:02PM1.42m | 9:38AM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.48m | 2:52PM0.53m | 3:11AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 132 | 84 | 127 | 242 | 233 | 283 | 283 | 470 | 470 | 440 | 422 | 338 | 350 | 261 | 264 | 302 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 40 | 25 | 69 | 67 | 108 | 101 | 96 | 98 | 111 | 109 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 39 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 63 | 48 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | 12 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 23 | 31 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
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