Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.5° C

2.1°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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)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 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
1
S
7
1.1
S
13
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.5
S
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
103
414
233
242
249
254
265
507
730
1055
1295
1094
871
622
458
350
263
192
179
128
83
61
130
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
10
WSW
10
N
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:21AM1.86m
5:56PM1.98m
6:19AM1.81m
6:53PM1.91m
7:18AM1.76m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.09m
11:41AM-0.00m
00:19AM0.11m
12:39PM0.04m
1:17AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
7
6
6
6
6
10
12
10
9
8
8
7
8
11
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
13
Feels °C
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
7
6
6
6
3
4
6
9
8
8
8
9
11
14
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.1
S
13
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.5
S
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
68
67
414
233
242
249
254
265
507
730
1055
1295
1094
871
622
458
350
263
192
179
128
63
40
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
125
87
6
62
71
71
71
107
324
8
7
7
7
6
18
20
8
35
61
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
17
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
15
6
1
1
12
12
12
7
11
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
6
1
S
7
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
77
103
6
3
4
12
19
2
1
42
83
106
130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
87
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
78
0
0
0
82
0
10
10
10
0
1
0
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
4
9
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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