Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.4° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
1
3
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
10
1.3
NE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
14
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1042
1134
1108
882
622
451
405
318
254
179
112
116
63
134
91
61
87
56
51
63
43
26
41
98
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
S
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
15
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:19AM1.81m
6:53PM1.91m
7:18AM1.76m
7:52PM1.82m
8:19AM1.69m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.11m
12:39PM0.04m
1:17AM0.14m
1:38PM0.11m
2:13AM0.18m
2:35PM0.18m
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
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5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
6
1
4
3
8
4
2
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
8
7
10
12
12
11
11
13
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
7
6
4
3
6
7
7
7
7
9
11
12
9
10
10
10
10
7
5
8
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
Energy kJ
1042
1134
1108
882
622
451
405
318
254
179
112
59
80
79
91
61
46
30
24
63
43
6
41
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSE
10
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
8
7
4
7
6
12
12
7
33
38
11
62
60
87
56
51
53
13
26
14
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
S
19
0.4
SSE
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
7
12
7
63
4
17
8
3
11
23
20
27
21
5
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NNE
7
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1
8
9
18
21
69
116
199
134
6
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
70
0
1
1
0
1
82
0
25
78
0
0
0
10
0
21
21
1
10
0
25
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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