Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
13.0°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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
4
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
2.4
SSW
6
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.9
NE
6
0.5
S
9
0.8
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
662
459
994
783
755
894
925
736
658
583
455
366
246
180
140
109
72
52
42
31
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
45
SW
55
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
20
ENE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:21PM1.70m
7:58AM1.84m
8:25PM1.67m
9:04AM1.81m
9:32PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.23m
1:43AM0.17m
2:27PM0.24m
2:47AM0.18m
3:30PM0.24m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:18
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6:16
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6:16
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8:21
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8:22
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Temp °C
8
11
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
12
12
10
8
7
7
8
14
16
20
19
16
Feels °C
4
0
-4
-1
-4
-3
-2
-1
2
7
7
4
2
1
2
4
10
12
16
16
12
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