
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SE 18 | SE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 31 | 25 | 49 | 52 | 97 | 25 | 225 | 219 | 138 | 204 | 150 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.50m | 11:41AM1.57m | 00:00AM1.50m | 12:30PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.42m | 5:42PM0.48m | 5:58AM0.42m | 6:31PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 31 | 25 | 49 | 26 | 41 | 17 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 88 | 70 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SE 18 | SE 17 |
4 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 97 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 78 | 150 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | S 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 17 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 16 | S 15 |
9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 52 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 53 | 80 | 70 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 73 | 225 | 219 | 138 | 204 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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