Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.2°C
2.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.8
SSW
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
ESE
15
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
539
169
137
108
116
113
109
104
101
96
176
173
126
57
88
119
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
E
15
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:01AM1.58m
1:23PM1.69m
1:38AM1.64m
2:00PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.36m
7:00AM0.27m
7:26PM0.30m
7:40AM0.22m
8:05PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
6
6
6
9
12
13
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
3
2
2
2
5
8
9
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
5
5
4
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