Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.3°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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
97
96
92
89
170
84
61
52
49
31
28
27
26
24
23
38
15
23
30
48
37
54
57
42
36
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
0
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
W
20
NW
15
S
5
S
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:10PM1.78m
00:36AM1.73m
1:02PM1.78m
1:28AM1.75m
1:50PM1.76m
2:15AM1.77m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.16m
6:21PM0.18m
6:43AM0.16m
7:11PM0.16m
7:33AM0.17m
7:57PM0.16m
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6:11
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8:28
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8:30
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8:31
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Temp °C
10
10
12
14
16
16
14
13
14
14
17
18
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
19
21
21
19
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
12
13
13
13
14
13
17
17
15
16
15
13
11
12
14
17
19
19
15
11
13
12
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