Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
3
3
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.2
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.3
SSE
14
2
S
13
2.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
419
430
669
442
480
414
273
268
199
167
156
297
915
714
1419
1836
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
SSW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17AM1.58m
5:42PM1.65m
5:59AM1.57m
6:24PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.33m
11:34AM0.28m
00:03AM0.34m
12:20PM0.32m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
7
8
11
13
11
11
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
6
Feels °C
2
2
3
2
4
8
11
8
8
5
5
4
5
3
1
-3
-5
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