Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Kakanui River Mouth

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.3°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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (05 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
S
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
1.7
SSW
6
1.4
S
9
2.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
60
63
79
91
109
83
79
87
70
70
70
70
55
49
40
33
33
34
72
52
235
334
924
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
10
NW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
5
S
10
NE
20
N
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11PM1.60m
6:27AM1.46m
6:55PM1.56m
7:12AM1.43m
7:39PM1.54m
7:57AM1.42m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.46m
12:44PM0.42m
1:20AM0.47m
1:30PM0.43m
2:05AM0.46m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
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5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
7
9
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
13
14
12
11
10
10
9
7
10
9
6
1
-1
-1
1
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
S
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
1.4
S
9
1.1
S
9
Energy kJ
51
60
63
79
91
109
83
79
87
70
70
70
70
55
49
33
28
33
34
72
52
28
334
201
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
E
8
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
48
31
29
13
13
13
3
3
3
11
7
10
9
25
23
11
33
9
4
16
8
8
16
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
20
Energy kJ
13
13
13
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
11
3
11
7
4
10
8
8
17
4
9
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
6
0.3
NNW
2
1
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
0.5
W
4
2.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
80
91
3
1
1
1
3
10
40
1
37
126
235
9
924
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
Distance (km)
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
62
25
21
21
63
234
88
87
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
1
3
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
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