Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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Kakanui River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
4
2
4
4
!
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1
1
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.6
SSW
7
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.8
SSW
13
1.3
S
14
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.2
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
62
63
67
103
449
784
399
216
222
200
216
1073
684
1212
944
3512
3341
1439
1665
1522
1621
1336
1092
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
30
SW
45
SW
45
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:54AM1.39m
8:24PM1.50m
8:45AM1.38m
9:14PM1.50m
9:35AM1.40m
10:02PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.49m
2:46AM0.51m
2:57PM0.47m
3:33AM0.48m
3:44PM0.43m
4:17AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
7:39
7:41
7:41
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
12
13
11
11
10
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
11
14
12
13
13
12
11
11
9
11
11
10
12
7
9
7
8
3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.3
S
14
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
2
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
Energy kJ
106
62
63
67
103
449
784
399
216
169
200
216
176
684
1212
944
694
806
35
57
86
85
1336
1092
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.6
S
4
0.3
SSE
16
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
9
0.9
S
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.3
E
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
14
32
31
30
30
30
14
13
50
47
42
58
284
139
106
77
75
54
33
16
20
84
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.5
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
2
2
7
1
23
24
23
47
49
47
44
8
20
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
3
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
6
1.6
SSW
7
0.4
NNE
3
1.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
NW
3
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.2
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
3
33
39
222
3
1073
58
4
3512
3341
1439
1665
1522
1621
22
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
1
4
4
5
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
Distance (km)
0
20
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
62
21
0
63
0
0
1
63
233
233
63
63
10
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
1
4
5
5
1
1
1
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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