Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.9°C
2.6° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.3
S
13
0.6
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
395
355
366
467
508
494
487
467
377
377
377
236
176
87
609
177
395
355
331
299
117
121
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
0
W
5
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
S
5
E
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:54AM1.50m
10:20PM1.40m
10:50AM1.50m
11:13PM1.41m
11:40AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.51m
4:11PM0.53m
4:24AM0.49m
5:00PM0.50m
5:13AM0.46m
5:45PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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6:35
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8:05
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8:06
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Temp °C
8
8
12
16
17
15
13
12
12
12
16
18
18
13
11
9
9
9
11
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
6
11
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
15
16
16
11
10
7
8
6
8
11
10
12
15
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