
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | E 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 11 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 46 | 107 | 106 | 80 | 547 | 817 | 744 | 1288 | 1203 | 368 | 368 | 280 | 222 | 186 | 143 | 105 | 144 | 304 | 408 | 390 | 341 | 416 | 490 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:37PM1.57m | 12:08PM1.61m | 00:26AM1.56m | 12:54PM1.62m | 1:10AM1.56m | 1:37PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.34m | 6:09PM0.41m | 6:27AM0.36m | 6:56PM0.42m | 7:10AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
20 | 46 | 71 | 106 | 73 | 54 | 67 | 67 | 645 | 474 | 368 | 368 | 280 | 222 | 186 | 143 | 105 | 144 | 144 | 178 | 227 | 279 | 338 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
35 | 31 | 31 | 52 | 43 | — | — | — | 67 | 130 | 123 | 48 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 71 | 49 | 68 | 304 | 408 | 390 | 341 | 416 | 490 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | S 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — |
2 | — | — | 31 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 67 | — | 38 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 61 | 102 | 49 | 32 | 18 | 17 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | 69 | 107 | 83 | 80 | 547 | 817 | 744 | 1288 | 1203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 94 | 228 | 228 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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