
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 220 | 422 | 408 | 381 | 421 | 416 | 562 | 509 | 365 | 279 | 279 | 227 | 218 | 167 | 173 | 250 | 599 | 127 | 359 | 847 | 997 | 1048 | 1061 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:10AM1.56m | 1:37PM1.65m | 1:53AM1.57m | 2:18PM1.68m | 2:33AM1.58m | 2:59PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.42m | 7:10AM0.37m | 7:41PM0.43m | 7:52AM0.36m | 8:24PM0.42m | 8:35AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
83 | 109 | 143 | 192 | 202 | 249 | 313 | 332 | 332 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 227 | 218 | 167 | 164 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 359 | 847 | 997 | 1048 | 1061 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
67 | 73 | 422 | 408 | 381 | 421 | 416 | 562 | 509 | 365 | 261 | 195 | 187 | 179 | 88 | 78 | 94 | 120 | 78 | 98 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 9 | — | E 11 | — | — |
96 | 220 | 45 | 27 | 18 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 36 | 60 | 90 | 56 | — | 10 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 173 | 250 | 599 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 |
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