Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 97 | 550 | 91 | 126 | 132 | 78 | 150 | 140 | 173 | 166 | 239 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 203 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.50m | 12:30PM1.60m | 00:47AM1.53m | 1:13PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.42m | 6:31PM0.47m | 6:44AM0.40m | 7:15PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 25 | 17 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 78 | 46 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 239 | 223 | 217 | 211 | 203 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | E 11 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 52 | 97 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 150 | 140 | 173 | 166 | 18 | 18 | 134 | 37 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 81 | 70 | 67 | 21 | 65 | 63 | 42 | 69 | 36 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 550 | 91 | 126 | 132 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 170 | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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