Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 8 | S 15 | SSE 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 57 | 204 | 92 | 121 | 128 | 273 | 1019 | 446 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.81m | 1:30PM1.94m | 1:49AM1.86m | 2:17PM1.95m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.15m | 7:08AM0.04m | 7:40PM0.10m | 7:59AM0.00m | 8:28PM0.07m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 42 | 15 | 56 | 92 | 66 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 446 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | SSE 13 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 19 | E 16 | E 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 17 | 58 | 121 | 74 | 273 | 5 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 22 | SSE 20 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 21 | 51 | 36 | 128 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 19 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 22 | — | 204 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 1019 | 38 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 25 | 25 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 21 | 0 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 63 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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