Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.1° 

Kakanui River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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2
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4
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
1.5
S
7
0.4
SE
15
1.8
S
6
1.5
S
7
2.2
SSW
8
1.1
S
9
1
S
10
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
3
SSW
13
1.5
S
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
85
196
55
267
251
582
194
218
368
398
490
792
891
3113
1145
6836
6999
1707
1418
1168
1077
966
Wind (km/h)
40
S
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
5
W
30
SW
15
W
10
W
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
3:55AM1.74m
4:17PM1.76m
4:37AM1.77m
5:00PM1.75m
5:22AM1.79m
5:46PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.16m
10:27PM0.19m
10:51AM0.17m
11:13PM0.19m
11:41AM0.20m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:16
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7:13
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8:37
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7:38
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7:39
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 mm
1
5
2
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1
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Temp °C
8
5
5
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
9
11
10
10
8
9
8
7
11
14
15
13
10
Feels °C
0
-2
-3
-1
-1
0
1
1
1
2
4
5
2
3
5
2
3
3
7
9
9
12
7
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