
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
673 | 683 | 673 | 663 | 569 | 560 | 469 | 420 | 350 | 400 | 313 | 308 | 303 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.61m | 3:11PM1.73m | 3:23AM1.62m | 3:48PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.29m | 9:19PM0.35m | 9:30AM0.26m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
673 | 683 | 673 | 663 | 569 | 560 | 469 | 420 | 350 | 400 | 313 | 308 | 303 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
18 | 37 | 61 | 63 | 129 | 113 | 109 | 69 | 66 | 59 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 18 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
57 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 76 | 37 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
— | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | — | 29 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 30 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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