Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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 Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
101 | 84 | 196 | 157 | 208 | 252 | 330 | 243 | 160 | 121 | 78 | 72 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 59 | 52 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.60m | 11:25AM1.65m | 11:50PM1.66m | 12:21PM1.77m | 00:44AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.31m | 5:10AM0.28m | 5:37PM0.26m | 6:01AM0.20m | 6:33PM0.21m | 6:54AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | S 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 |
101 | 84 | 196 | 157 | 133 | 252 | 330 | 243 | 160 | 121 | 78 | 72 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 8 | 59 | 52 | 54 | 87 | 84 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | NE 3 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 |
82 | 47 | 37 | 125 | 208 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 91 | 48 | 36 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 20 | S 14 | S 18 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 13 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
4 | 19 | 16 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 126 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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