
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
240 | 296 | 204 | 279 | 279 | 365 | 317 | 300 | 302 | 308 | 314 | 505 | 399 | 368 | 313 | 326 | 319 | 319 | 313 | 319 | 269 | 244 | 212 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:01AM1.52m | 9:28PM1.55m | 10:01AM1.59m | 10:28PM1.58m | 11:03AM1.68m | 11:29PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.37m | 3:51AM0.34m | 4:20PM0.34m | 4:45AM0.29m | 5:19PM0.30m | 5:41AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
240 | 296 | 204 | 279 | 279 | 332 | 317 | 300 | 302 | 308 | 313 | 313 | 302 | 308 | 313 | 326 | 319 | 319 | 313 | 319 | 269 | 244 | 194 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
54 | 52 | 49 | 198 | 253 | 365 | 153 | 101 | 46 | 35 | 314 | 505 | 399 | 368 | 251 | 245 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 230 | 212 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | SSE 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
25 | 53 | — | — | — | 9 | 36 | 78 | 97 | 101 | 24 | — | 212 | 193 | 127 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 112 | 26 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 33 | 110 | 143 | 122 | 154 | 80 | 69 | 241 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 65 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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