Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 126 | 57 | 88 | 119 | 110 | 81 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 87 | 146 | 61 | 55 | 254 | 378 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.73m | 2:15AM1.69m | 2:38PM1.75m | 3:55AM1.74m | 3:17PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.22m | 8:05PM0.24m | 8:22AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.21m | 9:05AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 173 | 126 | 33 | 39 | 119 | 110 | 69 | 123 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 87 | 85 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 134 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 57 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 138 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 18 | SE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 36 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 15 | — | — | 31 | 146 | 104 | 197 | 254 | 378 | 242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 94 | 63 | 62 | 0 |
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