Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 558 | 733 | 754 | 602 | 674 | 1389 | 1885 | 2114 | 1767 | 1480 | 1201 | 917 | 724 | 555 | 451 | 356 | 276 | 210 | 186 | 145 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.75m | 7:19PM1.76m | 7:47AM1.67m | 8:15PM1.66m | 8:47AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.14m | 1:40AM0.20m | 2:04PM0.25m | 2:34AM0.27m | 3:00PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 558 | 733 | 754 | 602 | 674 | 1389 | 1885 | 2114 | 1767 | 1480 | 1201 | 917 | 724 | 555 | 451 | 356 | 276 | 210 | 186 | 145 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 257 | 219 | 215 | 215 | 167 | 136 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | — | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | — | 119 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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