Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.8° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (11 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
2
3
2
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4
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.9
S
16
2.3
SSW
9
1.4
SSE
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
1.9
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
815
1789
793
1003
6567
6203
8182
1940
1569
1452
576
1347
1649
727
267
267
609
488
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
5
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
High Tide
3:23AM1.88m
3:48PM1.88m
4:10AM1.84m
4:34PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.07m
9:36AM0.04m
10:01PM0.10m
10:24AM0.11m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
14
9
8
7
7
6
8
10
12
9
8
9
10
10
11
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
7
2
1
2
-1
-2
1
3
9
4
3
5
3
3
6
9
10
9
7
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