Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.4° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
E
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.8
NE
5
0.4
SSE
13
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
227
210
193
248
239
239
242
242
124
75
63
46
45
42
42
37
26
34
38
57
51
94
90
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:29PM1.64m
12:04PM1.79m
00:28AM1.71m
1:03PM1.90m
1:25AM1.79m
1:59PM1.99m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.21m
6:18PM0.24m
6:37AM0.13m
7:16PM0.18m
7:34AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
7
6
6
5
5
4
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
8
9
8
Feels °C
1
1
0
0
0
5
6
4
2
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
1
-1
0
-1
-1
3
5
5
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