Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.9° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
16
0.8
E
9
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
2.2
SSW
15
1.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
42
57
183
94
98
109
273
350
446
441
422
413
399
492
381
459
1966
1101
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:49AM1.86m
2:17PM1.95m
2:36AM1.88m
3:03PM1.93m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.10m
7:59AM0.00m
8:28PM0.07m
8:48AM0.00m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
9
6
7
7
9
10
8
6
5
5
5
7
12
15
11
9
Feels °C
8
9
9
2
-1
1
-1
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
4
9
10
5
5
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