Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.8° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
!
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.4
SSE
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
4
SSW
16
1.9
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
1.7
S
11
2.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1789
734
991
3064
2911
8255
1940
1569
1452
567
1315
1546
661
1043
322
619
488
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
20
W
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:23AM1.88m
3:48PM1.88m
4:10AM1.84m
4:34PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.07m
9:36AM0.04m
10:01PM0.10m
10:24AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
8
10
12
9
8
10
10
9
10
13
15
13
11
Feels °C
2
1
-3
-2
0
3
9
4
3
4
2
2
5
9
11
10
8
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