Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.3° C

1.4°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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
3
3
2
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.4
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
1.2
E
10
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
141
141
176
188
235
240
394
204
284
284
279
272
317
305
317
318
300
296
368
326
296
302
244
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
0
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
8:33PM1.54m
9:01AM1.52m
9:28PM1.55m
10:01AM1.59m
10:28PM1.58m
11:03AM1.68m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.38m
3:24PM0.37m
3:51AM0.34m
4:20PM0.34m
4:45AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:12
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
3
5
4
8
2
2
Temp °C
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
6
Feels °C
2
4
3
4
3
2
1
0
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
0
2
4
3
1
1
0
0
0
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.4
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
188
125
77
176
188
235
240
394
204
284
284
279
272
317
305
317
308
296
296
308
308
296
302
244
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
67
141
141
63
49
31
54
131
49
198
253
228
107
77
64
53
40
300
293
368
326
75
68
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.1
S
22
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
18
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Energy kJ
94
59
58
57
56
53
25
97
9
16
100
96
97
318
29
17
193
127
83
82
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
S
17
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
22
153
167
130
186
159
87
179
154
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
20
20
66
53
227
53
53
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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