Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
3778 | 1833 | 1602 | 1340 | 1017 | 385 | 308 | 308 | 828 | 422 | 202 | 216 | 163 | 154 | 203 | 446 | 406 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.58m | 8:10AM1.57m | 8:36PM1.50m | 9:13AM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.35m | 2:27PM0.42m | 2:51AM0.42m | 3:25PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
2049 | 1833 | 1602 | 1340 | 1017 | 385 | 308 | 16 | 210 | 164 | 202 | 216 | 163 | 154 | 123 | 446 | 406 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 8 |
20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 51 | 90 | 203 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 10 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | E 9 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 43 | 17 | — | 23 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 53 | 6 | 16 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | N 3 |
3778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | 828 | 422 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 78 | 0 |
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