
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 18 | S 23 | S 23 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
440 | 587 | 545 | 627 | 666 | 792 | 2364 | 2773 | 1446 | 1386 | 1118 | 869 | 809 | 743 | 724 | 688 | 636 | 1526 | 1546 | 1443 | 655 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.96m | 5:53AM1.83m | 6:24PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.75m | 7:19PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM-0.02m | 11:52PM0.09m | 12:13PM0.05m | 00:46AM0.14m | 1:08PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
440 | 422 | 545 | 627 | 666 | 632 | 2364 | 2773 | 1446 | 1386 | 1118 | 869 | 809 | 743 | 724 | 688 | 636 | 627 | 754 | 845 | 655 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 18 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
412 | 587 | 343 | 338 | 352 | 792 | 616 | 600 | 576 | 476 | 419 | 402 | 328 | 323 | 318 | 318 | 225 | 219 | 215 | 215 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | SSW 14 | — | SSW 10 | — | S 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | — | — | SSE 18 |
— | 218 | — | 213 | — | 163 | — | 1355 | 749 | 564 | 422 | 498 | 260 | 148 | 139 | 82 | 128 | 37 | — | — | 130 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1526 | 1546 | 1443 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 0 |
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