Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
366
442
394
422
517
400
302
206
140
106
102
72
47
44
99
71
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
N
10
WNW
5
SE
10
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:50AM1.65m
3:14PM1.74m
3:27AM1.67m
3:51PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.29m
8:56AM0.21m
9:22PM0.26m
9:36AM0.19m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
6
7
8
9
12
13
12
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
2
2
4
3
6
10
10
7
7
7
5
4
6
9
9
7
7
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