Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
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 70mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 243 | 307 | 333 | 193 | 410 | 374 | 154 | 154 | 298 | 1044 | 1793 | 1567 | 1364 | 1283 | 1131 | 992 | 902 | 804 | 786 | 719 | 574 | 403 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:17PM1.61m | 6:33AM1.49m | 6:59PM1.57m | 7:17AM1.48m | 7:43PM1.55m | 8:06AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.41m | 12:53PM0.37m | 1:25AM0.41m | 1:40PM0.38m | 2:11AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 172 | 243 | 307 | 333 | 193 | 410 | 374 | 154 | 154 | 190 | 312 | 264 | 117 | 92 | 65 | 64 | 44 | 263 | 196 | 177 | 161 | 46 | 403 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 18 | S 3 | E 11 | S 4 | S 16 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | 31 | 4 | 85 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 71 | 174 | 534 | 587 | 184 | 286 | 269 | 49 | 50 | 19 | 50 | 155 | 88 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 4 | S 16 | — | SSW 15 | SW 13 | S 21 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 9 | — | — | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 21 | — | 21 | 46 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 36 | — | — | 37 | 68 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 372 | 594 | 110 | — | — | — | 4 | 80 | 154 | 298 | 1044 | 1793 | 1567 | 1364 | 1283 | 1131 | 992 | 902 | 804 | 786 | 719 | 574 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 211 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 233 | 228 | 228 | 65 | 65 | 53 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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