Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.3° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
579
283
205
195
131
127
126
80
72
69
56
56
60
59
56
38
34
34
21
20
20
20
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:43AM1.74m
11:09PM1.65m
11:44AM1.82m
00:06AM1.73m
12:39PM1.89m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.26m
4:59PM0.29m
5:19AM0.18m
5:56PM0.22m
6:15AM0.10m
6:49PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
2
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
10
8
7
Feels °C
5
5
6
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
5
6
7
5
4
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