Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
9.7° C
1.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.9
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
103
100
73
71
71
73
55
55
41
72
92
123
87
120
67
293
194
99
89
75
79
77
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:51AM1.71m
11:17PM1.63m
11:54AM1.81m
00:17AM1.72m
12:52PM1.90m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.29m
5:08PM0.32m
5:28AM0.21m
6:07PM0.25m
6:26AM0.12m
7:04PM0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
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