
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NNE 4 | S 13 | NNE 4 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
129 | 126 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 148 | 110 | 37 | 133 | 223 | 97 | 64 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.75m | 3:26AM1.81m | 3:48PM1.77m | 4:13AM1.87m | 4:36PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.18m | 9:11PM0.16m | 9:38AM0.15m | 9:57PM0.14m | 10:29AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
129 | 126 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 148 | 110 | 37 | 73 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 7 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | S 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | S 18 | SE 12 | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 14 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 | S 13 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | — |
— | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 28 | 45 | 172 | 6 | 88 | 154 | 133 | 223 | 97 | 64 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 209 | 168 | 96 | 25 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 160 | 160 | 114 | 70 | 25 |
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