Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 150 | 140 | 173 | 166 | 239 | 223 | 317 | 211 | 203 | 194 | 186 | 156 | 154 | 246 | 246 | 303 | 384 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:47AM1.53m | 1:13PM1.64m | 1:29AM1.56m | 1:54PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.47m | 6:44AM0.40m | 7:15PM0.45m | 7:27AM0.37m | 7:58PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 239 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 203 | 194 | 186 | 156 | 154 | 246 | 246 | 303 | 384 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 150 | 140 | 173 | 166 | 26 | 19 | 134 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 119 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 37 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 16 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 21 | 37 | 63 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 317 | 103 | 80 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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