
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 141 | 141 | 176 | 188 | 235 | 240 | 394 | 204 | 284 | 284 | 279 | 272 | 317 | 305 | 317 | 318 | 300 | 296 | 368 | 326 | 296 | 302 | 244 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.54m | 9:01AM1.52m | 9:28PM1.55m | 10:01AM1.59m | 10:28PM1.58m | 11:03AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.38m | 3:24PM0.37m | 3:51AM0.34m | 4:20PM0.34m | 4:45AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
188 | 125 | 77 | 176 | 188 | 235 | 240 | 394 | 204 | 284 | 284 | 279 | 272 | 317 | 305 | 317 | 308 | 296 | 296 | 308 | 308 | 296 | 302 | 244 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
67 | 141 | 141 | 63 | 49 | 31 | 54 | 131 | 49 | 198 | 253 | 228 | 107 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 40 | 300 | 293 | 368 | 326 | 75 | 68 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | S 22 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
94 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 25 | 97 | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 100 | 96 | 97 | 318 | 29 | 17 | 193 | 127 | 83 | 82 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 153 | 167 | 130 | 186 | 159 | 87 | 179 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 66 | 53 | 227 | 53 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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