Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.1°C
3.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.6
E
6
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
201
190
195
165
157
127
95
90
72
70
51
67
76
49
48
39
38
24
54
52
81
83
38
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
S
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:02AM1.82m
4:23PM1.78m
4:45AM1.79m
5:06PM1.71m
5:30AM1.75m
5:50PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.15m
10:32PM0.17m
10:59AM0.22m
11:17PM0.24m
11:46AM0.30m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
12
12
13
16
19
17
14
13
12
11
10
13
15
15
14
15
15
14
13
16
20
21
19
16
Feels °C
10
11
11
15
18
15
13
11
12
10
8
10
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
14
18
19
18
13
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