Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.3°C
2.8° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.9
S
5
1.5
SSW
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
14
13
43
172
29
20
40
71
63
96
97
68
71
45
42
42
35
65
66
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
15
SE
0
SW
5
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:03PM1.61m
1:21AM1.57m
1:43PM1.66m
2:01AM1.65m
2:22PM1.70m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.34m
7:22AM0.28m
7:47PM0.27m
8:05AM0.22m
8:28PM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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8:09
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8:10
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8:13
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Temp °C
17
20
21
16
12
12
11
11
14
18
19
18
17
17
15
14
17
20
21
20
17
Feels °C
15
18
19
14
12
11
9
9
12
15
16
16
16
17
13
12
16
19
19
18
15
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