Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 10 Apr 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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1099999999667888899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21417313913617381815858869277232251519704377413431441450397392334
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NW
10
N
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
1.38
10:05PM
1.49
10:27AM
1.40
10:54PM
1.53
11:13AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
0.55
3:39PM
0.51
4:15AM
0.51
4:27PM
0.46
5:00AM
0.46
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--7:03-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:07-------6:06--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121112141413111111111215161514141314151817161413
Feels °C (?)11101099988888101212111191011151414119
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