
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 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 Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1885 | 2114 | 1767 | 1480 | 1201 | 917 | 734 | 555 | 451 | 361 | 276 | 195 | 147 | 147 | 113 | 106 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 84 | 80 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.67m | 8:15PM1.66m | 8:47AM1.60m | 9:13PM1.58m | 9:48AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.20m | 2:04PM0.25m | 2:34AM0.27m | 3:00PM0.34m | 3:27AM0.34m | 3:56PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 |
1885 | 2114 | 1767 | 1480 | 1201 | 917 | 734 | 555 | 451 | 361 | 276 | 195 | 147 | 147 | 113 | 106 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 84 | 80 | 31 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 13 |
99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 70 | 78 | 1 |
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