Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 735 | 692 | 585 | 563 | 490 | 378 | 367 | 137 | 98 | 94 | 97 | 156 | 148 | 76 | 74 | 64 | 63 | 38 | 37 | 69 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.68m | 7:08AM1.76m | 7:34PM1.63m | 8:10AM1.74m | 8:37PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.25m | 00:57AM0.24m | 1:36PM0.29m | 1:58AM0.27m | 2:40PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 735 | 692 | 585 | 563 | 490 | 378 | 367 | 137 | 98 | 71 | 50 | 156 | 148 | 54 | 74 | 64 | 63 | 29 | 37 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 12 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | NE 3 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 22 | 13 | 125 | 92 | 94 | 97 | 48 | 1 | 76 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | S 12 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 28 | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 67 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 114 |
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