
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
210 | 193 | 248 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 242 | 124 | 75 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 37 | 57 | 53 | 85 | 70 | 55 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:04PM1.79m | 00:28AM1.71m | 1:03PM1.90m | 1:25AM1.79m | 1:59PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.21m | 6:18PM0.24m | 6:37AM0.13m | 7:16PM0.18m | 7:34AM0.05m | 8:13PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
154 | 151 | 120 | 120 | 92 | 87 | 242 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 16 | 85 | 70 | 55 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
210 | 193 | 248 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 87 | 124 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | — | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
24 | 24 | — | — | — | 126 | 81 | 45 | 75 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 15 | 34 | — | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 29 | 53 | 161 | 172 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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