Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
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 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 17 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 15 | SE 16 | SSW 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 93 | 180 | 70 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 51 | 46 | 78 | 59 | 77 | 67 | 71 | 196 | 442 | 2378 | 5270 | 1079 | 859 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:53PM2.04m | 3:13AM1.90m | 3:46PM2.06m | 4:06AM1.91m | 4:39PM2.03m | 4:59AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM-0.02m | 9:09PM0.08m | 9:27AM-0.05m | 10:04PM0.05m | 10:22AM-0.06m | 10:58PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 15 | ESE 13 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 8 | 28 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 29 | 32 | 59 | 77 | 67 | 33 | 60 | 442 | 902 | 1149 | 1079 | 859 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | S 19 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 93 | 180 | 42 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 9 | 46 | 78 | 41 | 40 | 33 | 71 | 146 | 147 | 179 | 234 | 295 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | SSE 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 16 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 18 | 70 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 67 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 366 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | N 3 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 58 | 196 | 439 | 2378 | 5270 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 78 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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