Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 44 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 124 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 78 | 290 | 251 | 126 | 76 | 72 | 47 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:16PM1.88m | 1:39AM1.79m | 2:12PM1.97m | 2:34AM1.85m | 3:07PM2.03m | 3:29AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM0.13m | 7:29PM0.16m | 7:49AM0.06m | 8:27PM0.12m | 8:45AM0.01m | 9:25PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | |
— | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 16 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 3 | SSE 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 |
36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 124 | 6 | 39 | 40 | 2 | 67 | 290 | 251 | 126 | 76 | 72 | 28 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | S 14 | SSE 10 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | SE 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 |
84 | 44 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 41 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | NNE 3 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 7 | S 10 | NE 4 | SE 12 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SE 11 |
— | — | 9 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 78 | 107 | 113 | 41 | 36 | 31 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 90 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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