Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 1769 | 679 | 706 | 1010 | 468 | 787 | 731 | 787 | 894 | 1853 | 2577 | 658 | 569 | 455 | 366 | 296 | 176 | 140 | 135 | 71 | 69 | 50 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.87m | 7:21PM1.70m | 7:58AM1.84m | 8:25PM1.67m | 9:04AM1.81m | 9:32PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.15m | 1:24PM0.23m | 1:43AM0.17m | 2:27PM0.24m | 2:47AM0.18m | 3:30PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 649 | 598 | 679 | 706 | 380 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 894 | 895 | 723 | 658 | 569 | 455 | 366 | 296 | 176 | 140 | 135 | 71 | 32 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 15 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 400 | 25 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 63 | 15 | 27 | 25 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 12 | — | — | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | W 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 630 | 1769 | — | — | 1010 | 468 | 787 | 731 | 787 | 13 | 1853 | 2577 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 69 | 50 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 240 | 493 | 925 | 307 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 95 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 85 |
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