Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Kakanui River Mouth

Issued: 5 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (06 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
2
SSW
8
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
16
2.2
S
17
3.5
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
55
33
33
39
62
57
77
52
581
109
87
72
399
373
476
443
396
396
476
928
734
2813
7599
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
15
N
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM1.43m
7:39PM1.54m
7:57AM1.42m
8:25PM1.52m
8:45AM1.43m
9:13PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.47m
1:30PM0.43m
2:05AM0.46m
2:16PM0.42m
2:50AM0.44m
3:04PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:08
8:08
8:10
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
9
9
9
8
7
7
10
13
11
11
10
11
12
12
15
13
11
10
9
Feels °C
9
7
6
8
10
6
3
3
4
4
4
6
10
8
8
7
7
8
9
11
7
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
S
5
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
0.2
ENE
8
1.2
S
16
0.1
NE
8
2.3
S
19
Energy kJ
80
55
33
33
25
62
57
77
52
51
109
87
71
399
373
476
443
396
396
476
6
734
2
3768
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
S
11
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.5
S
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
S
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
9
25
23
9
39
12
18
4
8
42
26
28
72
19
7
24
24
17
8
7
7
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
20
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
NE
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
11
7
4
10
8
8
10
8
47
9
32
18
3
19
8
8
8
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
SSW
6
0.4
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
2
SSW
8
0.2
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
5
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
1.4
S
16
1.1
SSW
6
2.2
S
17
3.5
SSW
18
Energy kJ
1
13
27
32
70
7
66
86
581
1
14
15
1
1
928
80
2813
7599
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
53
63
0
0
1
63
233
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
87
256
89
87
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
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