Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
!
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
1.9
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2807
770
1094
890
799
716
628
554
480
392
334
282
221
242
283
249
226
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:11PM1.57m
7:38AM1.56m
8:05PM1.55m
8:38AM1.58m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.37m
2:05PM0.38m
2:32AM0.37m
3:05PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
4
3
4
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
5
6
4
3
Feels °C
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
3
3
3
0
0
-1
-1
-1
2
2
0
-1
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