
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 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 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1380 | 1185 | 1093 | 1052 | 734 | 589 | 470 | 413 | 350 | 306 | 184 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 141 | 150 | 212 | 302 | 364 | 350 | 344 | 344 | 338 | 323 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.48m | 7:43PM1.55m | 8:06AM1.49m | 8:33PM1.54m | 9:01AM1.52m | 9:28PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.38m | 2:11AM0.40m | 2:30PM0.38m | 2:59AM0.38m | 3:24PM0.37m | 3:51AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 9 | S 14 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
64 | 64 | 44 | 263 | 181 | 177 | 90 | 142 | 104 | 306 | 184 | 119 | 173 | 173 | 141 | 150 | 212 | 302 | 364 | 350 | 344 | 344 | 338 | 323 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
168 | 136 | 90 | 36 | 51 | 17 | 161 | 155 | 148 | 65 | 141 | 169 | 77 | 75 | 7 | 25 | 61 | 96 | 257 | 198 | 126 | 288 | 269 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 8 | — | NE 9 | — | S 14 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | S 24 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 |
— | — | — | 33 | 28 | — | 39 | — | 198 | 41 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 7 | 57 | 80 | 190 | — | — | 11 | 9 | 36 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
1380 | 1185 | 1093 | 1052 | 734 | 589 | 470 | 413 | 350 | 255 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 94 | 166 | 167 | 154 | 158 | 124 | 141 | 179 | 162 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 63 | 53 | 20 |
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