Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 174 | 275 | 447 | 3059 | 3819 | 3308 | 2357 | 659 | 427 | 329 | 228 | 411 | 303 | 217 | 119 | 619 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.42m | 10:35AM1.52m | 10:57PM1.44m | 11:25AM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.50m | 4:39PM0.51m | 4:53AM0.46m | 5:26PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 174 | 174 | 275 | 447 | 31 | 23 | 1029 | 2357 | 378 | 307 | 248 | 197 | 411 | 303 | 217 | 119 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | — | 23 | 12 | 659 | 427 | 329 | 228 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 38 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 32 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 12 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 98 | 201 | 358 | 3059 | 3819 | 3308 | 1911 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 619 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 237 | 87 | 88 | 233 | 671 | 946 | 163 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 82 | 62 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 160 |
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