Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- 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 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| 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 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 110 | 148 | 173 | 100 | 106 | 155 | 150 | 487 | 146 | 138 | 195 | 253 | 250 | 315 | 562 | 296 | 715 | 697 | 530 | 333 | 1575 | 1392 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.90m | 5:26PM1.77m | 5:58AM1.90m | 6:21PM1.74m | 6:56AM1.87m | 7:21PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.17m | 11:42PM0.14m | 12:22PM0.20m | 00:41AM0.15m | 1:24PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 139 | 110 | 148 | 173 | 100 | 106 | 155 | 150 | 3 | 146 | 138 | 195 | 253 | 250 | 315 | 226 | 126 | 715 | 697 | 530 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SE 15 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSE 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 198 | 296 | — | 302 | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | E 8 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 | — | E 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 4 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | 17 | 33 | 487 | 36 | 97 | 62 | 37 | 53 | 47 | 562 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 333 | 1575 | 1392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 87 | 240 | 233 |
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