
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
303 | 390 | 534 | 519 | 613 | 595 | 663 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 673 | 683 | 673 | 663 | 569 | 484 | 469 | 420 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:08AM1.59m | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:46AM1.61m | 3:11PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.41m | 8:08AM0.33m | 8:39PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
303 | 390 | 534 | 519 | 613 | 595 | 663 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 673 | 683 | 673 | 663 | 569 | 484 | 469 | 420 | 413 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
50 | 35 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 63 | 132 | 115 | 110 | 70 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 15 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 |
25 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 57 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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