
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 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 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
100 | 106 | 155 | 153 | 394 | 144 | 189 | 253 | 257 | 253 | 557 | 569 | 517 | 697 | 706 | 459 | 377 | 958 | 1227 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.90m | 6:21PM1.74m | 6:56AM1.87m | 7:21PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.14m | 12:22PM0.20m | 00:41AM0.15m | 1:24PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
100 | 106 | 155 | 153 | 3 | 144 | 189 | 253 | 257 | 253 | 557 | 569 | 517 | 697 | 706 | 459 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SE 15 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 16 |
22 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 24 | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | S 6 | E 8 | SE 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | S 14 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | SSW 9 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 9 | S 12 |
2 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 394 | 24 | 69 | 51 | 25 | 42 | 5 | 469 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 109 | 377 | 958 | 1227 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 209 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 294 | 237 |
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