Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 519 | 613 | 595 | 663 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 673 | 683 | 673 | 663 | 569 | 560 | 469 | 420 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:08AM1.59m | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:46AM1.61m | 3:11PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.41m | 8:08AM0.33m | 8:39PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 534 | 519 | 613 | 595 | 663 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 673 | 683 | 673 | 663 | 569 | 560 | 469 | 420 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 63 | 131 | 115 | 110 | 70 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 15 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 57 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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