
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 15 | S 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
339 | 263 | 254 | 183 | 115 | 59 | 81 | 84 | 113 | 81 | 89 | 55 | 85 | 64 | 37 | 35 | 50 | 119 | 166 | 244 | 329 | 627 | 1310 | 1811 | |
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 | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.91m | 7:18AM1.76m | 7:52PM1.82m | 8:19AM1.69m | 8:51PM1.73m | 9:21AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.14m | 1:38PM0.11m | 2:13AM0.18m | 2:35PM0.18m | 3:08AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 15 | S 17 | SSE 17 |
339 | 263 | 254 | 183 | 115 | 59 | 81 | 84 | 113 | 81 | 61 | 30 | 85 | 64 | 37 | 35 | 50 | 119 | 166 | 244 | 329 | 627 | 1310 | 1811 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | S 19 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 38 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 89 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 22 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | S 19 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | S 3 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSE 9 | SSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 82 | — | 29 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 82 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
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