Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.5° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
303
222
218
170
100
69
67
63
48
47
45
44
44
43
49
81
85
82
77
51
74
73
49
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:53AM1.59m
4:19PM1.70m
4:33AM1.57m
4:58PM1.68m
5:12AM1.54m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.39m
10:00AM0.33m
10:33PM0.39m
10:43AM0.32m
11:16PM0.39m
11:26AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
10
11
9
9
9
8
9
9
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
7
6
5
5
5
3
3
6
8
6
6
6
4
5
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
317
303
222
218
170
100
57
48
48
48
47
45
44
44
43
49
81
85
82
77
51
74
73
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.4
NE
4
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
68
68
66
45
46
47
48
57
50
29
26
15
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
4
16
4
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
67
69
67
63
35
34
30
30
6
5
4
1
2
1
20
16
16
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
4
7
6
9
6
6
8
5
8
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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