Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.9° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
1.7
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.4
SE
15
1.7
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
0.6
ESE
14
0.9
S
10
1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
123
118
118
116
113
109
104
87
228
135
55
239
181
369
121
164
300
392
653
918
932
1065
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
35
SW
35
SW
20
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:15AM1.69m
2:38PM1.75m
3:55AM1.74m
3:17PM1.76m
3:37AM1.77m
4:00PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.18m
8:45PM0.21m
9:05AM0.16m
9:27PM0.19m
9:51AM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
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cloud
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7:16
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6:15
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6:37
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7:37
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6:39
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2
4
1
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1
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Temp °C
7
8
10
15
16
15
13
12
6
5
6
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
9
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
3
4
5
11
15
13
12
10
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
0
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
5
5
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