Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.2° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSE
17
1
SSW
17
0.4
SSE
16
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.5
SE
18
0.5
SE
17
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
ESE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
49
52
97
550
91
132
91
135
150
140
173
169
239
223
217
211
206
194
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SE
0
N
10
W
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:00AM1.50m
12:30PM1.60m
00:47AM1.53m
1:13PM1.64m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.48m
5:58AM0.42m
6:31PM0.47m
6:44AM0.40m
7:15PM0.45m
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
5
5
4
5
6
5
4
4
3
3
4
7
8
7
5
Feels °C
7
6
7
5
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
2
4
4
1
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