Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1201 | 917 | 639 | 555 | 451 | 361 | 276 | 195 | 147 | 147 | 115 | 108 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 86 | 55 | 54 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.66m | 8:47AM1.60m | 9:13PM1.58m | 9:48AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.27m | 3:00PM0.34m | 3:27AM0.34m | 3:56PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1201 | 917 | 639 | 555 | 451 | 361 | 276 | 195 | 147 | 147 | 115 | 108 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 86 | 55 | 54 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 6 | SSE 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 71 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
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