Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.5°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
562
857
1009
1021
1036
916
860
530
420
396
459
662
493
586
564
710
471
333
248
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
20
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
5
SW
10
SE
5
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:14AM1.63m
2:37PM1.73m
2:50AM1.65m
3:14PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.33m
8:16AM0.24m
8:43PM0.29m
8:56AM0.21m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
10
4
1
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
5
4
5
3
3
1
-1
-2
-1
1
4
5
6
5
6
10
10
9
6
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