Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
19
1.4
S
19
1.3
SSE
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
S
18
1.6
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1497
1386
1118
1027
809
743
724
395
1733
1709
1525
602
1189
1437
1905
2199
2084
1671
1366
1051
763
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:24PM1.87m
6:49AM1.75m
7:19PM1.76m
7:47AM1.67m
8:15PM1.66m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.05m
00:46AM0.14m
1:08PM0.14m
1:40AM0.20m
2:04PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
12
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
7
7
Feels °C
5
7
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
8
7
6
7
6
5
4
4
5
6
4
4
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