Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE 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 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
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 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | E 10 | SSE 17 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 176 | 188 | 235 | 249 | 250 | 204 | 279 | 279 | 292 | 269 | 257 | 311 | 308 | 318 | 510 | 296 | 385 | 326 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 239 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off |
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 | 5:19PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | 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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 91 | 176 | 188 | 235 | 240 | 250 | 204 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 269 | 257 | 311 | 308 | 313 | 296 | 296 | 308 | 313 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 239 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 75 | 40 | 32 | 25 | 229 | 49 | 183 | 253 | 292 | 107 | 82 | 68 | 48 | 40 | 510 | 293 | 385 | 326 | 68 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 6 | — | S 24 | S 22 | S 21 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 61 | 190 | 28 | — | 11 | 9 | 36 | 101 | 97 | 98 | 318 | 153 | 18 | 195 | 127 | 127 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 13 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 249 | 143 | 201 | 153 | 179 | 171 | 115 | 168 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 53 | 53 | 227 | 53 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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