Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). 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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
SSE
14
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
11
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1108
882
622
451
405
318
254
179
115
59
37
101
110
61
87
55
66
44
25
52
55
125
192
269
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
WNW
15
SE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:19AM1.81m
6:53PM1.91m
7:18AM1.76m
7:52PM1.82m
8:19AM1.69m
8:51PM1.73m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.11m
12:39PM0.04m
1:17AM0.14m
1:38PM0.11m
2:13AM0.18m
2:35PM0.18m
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
10
12
12
11
11
13
14
15
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
6
3
3
6
8
7
7
7
9
10
12
11
11
10
10
7
7
7
8
5
6
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
11
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
13
Energy kJ
1108
882
622
451
405
318
254
179
115
59
88
101
110
61
42
26
66
44
13
52
55
125
192
269
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
S
19
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
6
12
12
7
35
35
63
62
60
87
55
54
14
25
28
28
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
18
0.1
S
19
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
12
7
37
17
17
8
3
11
20
30
10
10
10
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.7
NNE
7
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
1
3
8
12
18
15
56
120
251
10
29
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
1
0
1
82
82
25
0
78
21
0
53
21
21
1
53
0
0
0
70
76
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
2
3
3
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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