
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
91 | 121 | 116 | 169 | 166 | 161 | 161 | 130 | 88 | 84 | 61 | 100 | 261 | 277 | 353 | 368 | 383 | 790 | 868 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.80m | 1:45PM1.98m | 2:05AM1.87m | 2:37PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.17m | 7:22AM0.04m | 7:58PM0.11m | 8:16AM-0.03m | 8:50PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
91 | 121 | 116 | 169 | 166 | 161 | 161 | 130 | 88 | 84 | 61 | 100 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 450 | 432 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
14 | 44 | 77 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 11 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 12 | S 21 | S 20 | S 14 | SE 15 | SSE 9 | SE 15 |
29 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 57 | 261 | 277 | 353 | 368 | 383 | 790 | 868 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 85 | 21 | 21 | 85 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 210 | 185 | 185 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 277 | 185 | 21 | 0 |
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