
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 17 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1497 | 1386 | 1118 | 1027 | 809 | 743 | 724 | 395 | 1733 | 1709 | 1525 | 602 | 1189 | 1437 | 1905 | 2199 | 2084 | 1671 | 1366 | 1051 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.75m | 7:19PM1.76m | 7:47AM1.67m | 8:15PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.05m | 00:46AM0.14m | 1:08PM0.14m | 1:40AM0.20m | 2:04PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 17 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
1497 | 1386 | 1118 | 1027 | 809 | 743 | 724 | 395 | 859 | 847 | 744 | 602 | 1189 | 1437 | 1905 | 2199 | 2084 | 1671 | 1366 | 1051 | 763 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
576 | 476 | 419 | 402 | 390 | 323 | 323 | 318 | 225 | 219 | 215 | 172 | 167 | 136 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 21 | SSE 20 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
749 | 564 | 559 | 380 | 260 | 148 | 140 | 82 | 30 | 30 | — | 171 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 148 | 1733 | 1709 | 1525 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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