Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.1°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
S
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
333
315
302
311
331
569
857
1162
1175
1187
1082
731
506
420
339
345
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
15
E
20
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:37AM1.59m
2:01PM1.71m
2:14AM1.63m
2:37PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.38m
7:36AM0.29m
8:05PM0.33m
8:16AM0.24m
8:43PM0.29m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
3
10
10
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
8
6
4
4
4
3
3
2
-1
-1
-2
1
3
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