Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.0°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
!
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.3
S
16
0.8
S
13
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
3.5
SSW
13
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
12
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
98
19
18
79
64
47
219
714
844
3728
665
577
359
208
172
174
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
45
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:32PM1.47m
12:01PM1.58m
00:18AM1.51m
12:44PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.45m
6:01PM0.48m
6:14AM0.41m
6:45PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
8
7
9
10
7
9
13
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
6
4
5
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
0
5
2
5
9
12
10
8
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