Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 89 | 82 | 406 | 432 | 942 | 503 | 1037 | 713 | 417 | 547 | 1461 | 1759 | 1785 | 855 | 768 | 781 | 944 | 1072 | 2632 | 3481 | 887 | 807 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:29PM1.72m | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.68m | 5:32AM1.67m | 5:57PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.20m | 10:44PM0.26m | 11:05AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.28m | 11:55AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 7 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
89 | 89 | 48 | 406 | 432 | 942 | 503 | 1037 | 713 | 417 | 547 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 855 | 768 | 781 | 944 | 1072 | 1256 | 1064 | 887 | 807 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 |
23 | 22 | 80 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 102 | 280 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | NE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | 46 | 82 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — |
— | 8 | — | 7 | 87 | 207 | 131 | 36 | 38 | 346 | 74 | 1461 | 1759 | 1785 | 77 | 68 | 74 | 44 | 35 | 2632 | 3481 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 190 | 209 | 0 | 209 | 235 | 375 | 234 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 233 | 237 | 233 | 87 | 94 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 237 | 233 |
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