Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
562 | 857 | 1009 | 1021 | 1036 | 916 | 860 | 530 | 420 | 396 | 459 | 662 | 493 | 586 | 564 | 710 | 471 | 333 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.63m | 2:37PM1.73m | 2:50AM1.65m | 3:14PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.33m | 8:16AM0.24m | 8:43PM0.29m | 8:56AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
562 | 857 | 1009 | 1021 | 1036 | 916 | 860 | 530 | 420 | 339 | 278 | 662 | 493 | 586 | 564 | 710 | 471 | 333 | 248 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 15 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | E 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
1 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 640 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 250 | 189 | 180 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 121 | 116 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SW 12 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
17 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 147 | 4 | 31 | 33 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 95 | 284 | 396 | 459 | 1423 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 70 | 211 | 85 | 210 | 209 | 210 | 307 | 432 | 277 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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