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 (2.4m), 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 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. 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 (2.4m) | 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. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1080 | 253 | 253 | 1407 | 606 | 688 | 706 | 865 | 418 | 856 | 761 | 1194 | 879 | 1788 | 2602 | 658 | 559 | 455 | 373 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.87m | 7:21PM1.70m | 7:58AM1.84m | 8:25PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.15m | 1:24PM0.23m | 1:43AM0.17m | 2:27PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 399 | 253 | 253 | 659 | 606 | 688 | 706 | 380 | 23 | 24 | 176 | 22 | 879 | 895 | 723 | 658 | 559 | 455 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | SE 12 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 386 | 25 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 13 | E 6 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 12 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | WSW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1080 | 51 | 67 | 1407 | 1 | 1 | — | 865 | 418 | 856 | 761 | 1194 | 18 | 1788 | 2602 | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 209 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 233 | 493 | 925 | 307 | 87 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 82 |
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