Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 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 10AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
7
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
150
82
168
126
126
57
16
33
29
16
29
28
12
40
43
25
43
69
96
132
254
96
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
0
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
SSW
5
WSW
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:23PM1.56m
00:41AM1.50m
1:03PM1.61m
1:21AM1.57m
1:43PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.41m
6:27PM0.40m
6:40AM0.34m
7:07PM0.34m
7:22AM0.28m
7:47PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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6:30
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8:09
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Temp °C
12
12
16
18
19
17
14
13
13
13
17
20
20
15
12
11
11
11
14
19
20
18
18
Feels °C
10
10
15
16
16
14
12
12
12
11
14
18
19
12
11
10
9
9
12
17
17
16
17
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