Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
364
373
459
470
283
205
195
131
127
126
80
72
69
56
56
60
59
40
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:04PM1.59m
10:43AM1.74m
11:09PM1.65m
11:44AM1.82m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.26m
4:59PM0.29m
5:19AM0.18m
5:56PM0.22m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
10
8
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
9
8
7
Feels °C
10
9
9
7
4
5
6
4
2
3
3
5
5
4
3
2
3
3
2
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