Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 NZST
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Kakanui River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (04 May)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
28
27
27
16
17
16
13
12
12
27
95
75
109
98
62
65
63
134
113
107
68
68
68
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:42AM1.57m
5:08PM1.65m
5:26AM1.52m
5:54PM1.61m
6:13AM1.47m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.39m
10:52AM0.38m
11:26PM0.44m
11:39AM0.42m
00:16AM0.48m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:33
7:35
7:35
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5:31
5:30
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
13
11
11
9
9
9
8
9
11
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
8
9
7
7
6
6
5
6
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
31
28
27
27
16
17
16
6
12
12
27
95
75
109
98
62
65
63
134
113
107
68
68
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
6
6
22
1
1
1
3
31
59
59
2
7
8
16
16
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
85
0
0
0
25
25
25
70
78
25
0
0
0
0
0
78
82
83
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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