
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 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
223 | 217 | 211 | 203 | 194 | 183 | 156 | 154 | 249 | 246 | 303 | 390 | 534 | 519 | 613 | 595 | 663 | 690 | 690 | 653 | 673 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13PM1.64m | 1:29AM1.56m | 1:54PM1.68m | 2:08AM1.59m | 2:33PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.40m | 7:15PM0.45m | 7:27AM0.37m | 7:58PM0.41m | 8:08AM0.33m | 8:39PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
223 | 217 | 211 | 203 | 194 | 183 | 156 | 154 | 249 | 246 | 303 | 390 | 534 | 519 | 613 | 595 | 663 | 690 | 690 | 653 | 673 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 15 |
19 | 181 | 170 | 121 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 68 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 9 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 15 |
63 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 79 | 25 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
— | 70 | 79 | 73 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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