Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1745 | 1388 | 890 | 715 | 419 | 371 | 430 | 804 | 563 | 480 | 414 | 319 | 285 | 199 | 167 | 156 | 276 | 786 | 1809 | 1584 | 1880 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.68m | 5:17AM1.58m | 5:42PM1.65m | 5:59AM1.57m | 6:24PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.26m | 11:21PM0.33m | 11:34AM0.28m | 00:03AM0.34m | 12:20PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 14 |
| kJ | 1745 | 1388 | 890 | 715 | 419 | 371 | 430 | 636 | 563 | 480 | 414 | 319 | 285 | 199 | 167 | 142 | 276 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 261 | 179 | 277 | 196 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 75 | 124 | 76 | 146 | 110 | 89 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 18 | E 9 | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 14 | 30 | 119 | 163 | 156 | 106 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 416 | 804 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 786 | 1809 | 1584 | 1880 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 240 | 240 | 94 |
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