
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) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | 50 | 58 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 84 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 37 | 57 | 102 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.74m | 1:23PM1.85m | 1:44AM1.79m | 2:11PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.19m | 7:01AM0.11m | 7:32PM0.14m | 7:51AM0.08m | 8:19PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 18 | S 17 |
17 | 50 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 32 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 102 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | ENE 12 |
50 | 14 | 58 | 101 | 96 | 86 | 84 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | E 12 | SSE 4 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | S 10 |
6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 57 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 7 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
— | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 50 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 82 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 85 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 211 | 21 | 85 | 185 | 85 | 85 |
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