Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.3°C
2.8° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
117
153
90
131
147
84
168
171
126
57
40
33
29
15
29
13
13
39
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
SE
5
WNW
15
SE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:00AM1.45m
12:23PM1.56m
00:41AM1.50m
1:03PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.46m
5:58AM0.41m
6:27PM0.40m
6:40AM0.34m
7:07PM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:31
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Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
12
16
18
19
17
14
13
13
14
17
20
20
16
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
10
10
15
16
15
14
12
12
11
12
16
18
18
14
13
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