Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
9.9° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
S
9
1.3
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
14
2.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
239
339
334
326
509
386
163
155
106
104
65
74
530
70
112
262
292
470
836
998
2127
2264
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25AM1.81m
5:52PM1.80m
6:17AM1.73m
6:43PM1.69m
7:12AM1.64m
7:37PM1.58m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.11m
00:12AM0.18m
12:36PM0.22m
1:03AM0.27m
1:31PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
5
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
9
11
9
8
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
0
-1
1
3
3
4
3
1
1
0
1
5
5
3
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
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