Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 437 | 395 | 355 | 366 | 485 | 508 | 501 | 487 | 467 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 293 | 176 | 128 | 130 | 239 | 484 | 435 | 331 | 299 | 117 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:54AM1.50m | 10:20PM1.40m | 10:50AM1.50m | 11:13PM1.41m | 11:40AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.51m | 4:11PM0.53m | 4:24AM0.49m | 5:00PM0.50m | 5:13AM0.46m | 5:45PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 437 | 395 | 355 | 366 | 485 | 508 | 501 | 487 | 467 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 293 | 176 | 128 | 130 | 239 | 484 | 435 | 331 | 299 | 117 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | E 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 15 | E 10 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | — | E 11 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | S 13 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 137 | 4 | 54 | 93 | 100 | 362 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 51 | 52 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 61 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | N 6 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 32 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 163 | 97 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 0 |
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