Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 4 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 86 | 86 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 40 | 32 | 51 | 56 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.56m | 10:13PM1.52m | 10:48AM1.55m | 11:09PM1.50m | 11:41AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.41m | 4:20AM0.39m | 4:51PM0.46m | 5:11AM0.42m | 5:42PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | S 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 86 | 86 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 40 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 51 | 56 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 78 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 25 | 25 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 25 | 76 | 95 | 20 | 1 | 78 | 85 | 83 |
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