Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.6° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
19
1.4
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1230
1124
1282
988
730
566
443
419
317
303
238
215
218
100
67
67
63
60
47
45
44
44
44
48
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
0
NNE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:13AM1.59m
3:39PM1.71m
3:53AM1.59m
4:19PM1.70m
4:33AM1.57m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.40m
9:17AM0.33m
9:50PM0.39m
10:00AM0.33m
10:33PM0.39m
10:43AM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
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5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
8
8
8
7
8
8
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
4
3
3
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
5
5
5
4
5
4
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
19
1.4
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1230
1124
1282
988
730
566
443
419
317
303
238
215
218
100
57
57
48
48
47
45
44
44
44
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
98
100
171
149
146
106
96
69
68
68
66
45
46
47
48
48
55
29
27
15
14
12
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
1
S
19
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
11
722
1
1
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
67
67
67
63
60
34
33
30
30
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
1
5
6
7
11
12
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
21
21
1
0
0
0
3
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
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