Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.8°C
2.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
16
1.2
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.8
SSW
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
242
235
422
421
539
166
137
108
116
113
109
104
101
96
176
128
126
125
88
85
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:47PM1.65m
1:01AM1.58m
1:23PM1.69m
1:38AM1.64m
2:00PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.34m
6:48PM0.36m
7:00AM0.27m
7:26PM0.30m
7:40AM0.22m
8:05PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:35
6:36
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
10
9
7
6
6
6
8
12
14
11
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
-1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
8
11
9
8
6
7
7
8
6
6
5
5
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