Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.6° C

2.0°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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
157
208
252
330
243
160
121
78
72
45
43
41
39
37
16
59
50
84
87
85
45
39
41
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:56PM1.60m
11:25AM1.65m
11:50PM1.66m
12:21PM1.77m
00:44AM1.73m
1:16PM1.88m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.28m
5:37PM0.26m
6:01AM0.20m
6:33PM0.21m
6:54AM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
11
11
9
9
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
4
7
7
6
5
7
8
7
9
11
10
8
6
6
6
7
7
10
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
S
14
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
196
157
133
252
330
243
160
121
78
72
39
25
24
18
37
8
59
50
54
48
36
33
31
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
15
0.6
SE
14
0.8
SE
13
0.7
SSE
9
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
18
0.3
NE
3
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
37
125
208
67
44
44
39
25
2
46
45
43
41
39
8
16
8
16
84
87
85
45
39
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.3
SSW
8
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.3
NE
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
S
22
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
16
53
48
45
126
13
7
16
24
2
1
1
1
16
1
9
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
3
1
5
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
70
1
0
0
0
0
0
78
78
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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