Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
166
427
915
725
674
276
148
174
174
174
172
159
155
155
279
275
279
268
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
High Tide
00:18AM1.51m
12:44PM1.63m
00:59AM1.55m
1:24PM1.67m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.48m
6:14AM0.41m
6:45PM0.44m
6:56AM0.35m
7:25PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
9
9
7
9
13
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
15
13
10
9
Feels °C
-2
-3
-3
0
5
2
5
9
12
11
8
8
8
8
9
12
10
8
7
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