Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)141413999111110101413131312121212151514141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)203714541034348321271353302296207580475461440339322317306377418621569451320
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
1.79
3:23AM
1.82
3:42PM
1.79
4:04AM
1.79
4:24PM
1.77
4:44AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
0.16
9:07PM
0.12
9:31AM
0.16
9:51PM
0.15
10:13AM
0.18
10:34PM
0.19
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:52-------7:54-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:27-------7:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1013141310109810141413131414141721211716161616
Feels °C (?)257877757111010121212121519181615151515
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