Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.5°C
2.2° 

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):

  • 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 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
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
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
86
84
61
52
49
31
28
27
26
24
23
15
14
14
21
14
14
32
43
41
36
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
0
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:36AM1.73m
1:02PM1.78m
1:28AM1.75m
1:50PM1.76m
2:15AM1.77m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.18m
6:43AM0.16m
7:11PM0.16m
7:33AM0.17m
7:57PM0.16m
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Temp °C
17
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
14
14
13
12
13
17
20
21
21
19
17
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
15
15
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
13
15
17
19
20
16
16
12
12
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