
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
101 | 96 | 86 | 84 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 43 | 47 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 37 | 57 | 156 | 198 | 193 | 183 | 170 | 161 | 154 | 200 | 137 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.74m | 1:23PM1.85m | 1:44AM1.79m | 2:11PM1.86m | 2:32AM1.82m | 2:56PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.11m | 7:32PM0.14m | 7:51AM0.08m | 8:19PM0.11m | 8:40AM0.08m | 9:05PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 5 |
37 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 31 | 32 | 51 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 71 | 70 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 198 | 193 | 183 | 170 | 161 | 113 | 124 | 137 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | E 11 | SSE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 |
101 | 96 | 86 | 84 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 156 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 57 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 31 | 15 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 26 | 154 | 200 | 40 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 211 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 185 | 85 | 85 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 |
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