Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
9.7° C
1.3° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
E
7
0.3
SSE
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
0.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
306
286
235
177
90
87
63
54
44
85
62
154
147
140
132
186
897
1177
1017
245
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
40
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:26PM2.02m
3:45AM1.91m
4:15PM1.97m
4:35AM1.87m
5:03PM1.90m
Low Tide
9:08AM-0.05m
9:41PM0.05m
10:00AM-0.04m
10:31PM0.06m
10:51AM0.02m
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
6
6
7
6
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
8
9
7
7
7
6
-2
-1
1
1
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