
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
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 Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
156 | 154 | 249 | 246 | 303 | 390 | 534 | 519 | 613 | 595 | 700 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 673 | 683 | 673 | 663 | 569 | 560 | 447 | 426 | 350 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29AM1.56m | 1:54PM1.68m | 2:08AM1.59m | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:46AM1.61m | 3:11PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.37m | 7:58PM0.41m | 8:08AM0.33m | 8:39PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
156 | 154 | 249 | 246 | 303 | 390 | 534 | 519 | 613 | 595 | 700 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 673 | 683 | 673 | 663 | 569 | 560 | 447 | 426 | 350 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
19 | 13 | 102 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 62 | 59 | 134 | 115 | 109 | 69 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 |
30 | 27 | 29 | 79 | 25 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | — | — | 25 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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