Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.7°C
2.7° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
173
137
105
69
46
38
31
60
23
23
22
14
91
59
29
17
17
15
32
57
101
103
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:04AM1.81m
9:32PM1.66m
10:10AM1.79m
10:38PM1.67m
11:13AM1.78m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.18m
3:30PM0.24m
3:51AM0.18m
4:30PM0.22m
4:51AM0.17m
5:27PM0.20m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:16
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8:24
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8:27
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2
4
3
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Temp °C
7
9
14
19
20
18
15
14
13
13
17
18
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
2
5
9
14
16
13
11
9
8
8
12
15
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
5
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