Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 16 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
159 | 155 | 272 | 283 | 283 | 357 | 347 | 333 | 315 | 302 | 306 | 327 | 612 | 957 | 1175 | 1382 | 1302 | 1193 | 850 | 613 | 420 | 339 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.55m | 1:24PM1.67m | 1:37AM1.59m | 2:01PM1.71m | 2:14AM1.63m | 2:37PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.35m | 7:25PM0.38m | 7:36AM0.29m | 8:05PM0.33m | 8:16AM0.24m | 8:43PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
159 | 155 | 272 | 283 | 283 | 357 | 347 | 333 | 315 | 302 | 306 | 327 | 17 | 17 | 1175 | 1382 | 1302 | 1193 | 850 | 613 | 420 | 339 | 269 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — |
57 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | — | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 19 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | NE 4 | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
— | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | 612 | 957 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 44 | 164 | 211 | 234 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 210 | 209 | 210 | 210 | 277 | 277 | 21 |
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