Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 160 | 124 | 126 | 177 | 914 | 386 | 316 | 232 | 224 | 233 | 198 | 393 | 203 | 474 | 453 | 151 | 120 | 99 | 80 | 115 | 110 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.60m | 00:24AM1.53m | 12:47PM1.65m | 1:01AM1.58m | 1:23PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.41m | 6:08PM0.42m | 6:20AM0.34m | 6:48PM0.36m | 7:00AM0.27m | 7:26PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 16 | NE 5 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 177 | 4 | 386 | 316 | 224 | 117 | 233 | 179 | 220 | 186 | 225 | 186 | 151 | 120 | 99 | 80 | 82 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 10 | E 11 | S 15 | S 9 | ESE 11 | S 16 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 76 | 122 | 124 | 126 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 65 | 9 | 224 | 38 | 12 | 183 | 7 | 127 | 124 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 115 | 110 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | S 9 | NNE 4 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 11 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 160 | — | 1 | 30 | 914 | 129 | 115 | 232 | 11 | 118 | 198 | 393 | 203 | 474 | 453 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 78 | 0 | 209 | 364 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 70 | 114 | 160 | 70 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
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