Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST
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Kakanui River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (02 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)--
Afternoon (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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)
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
400
408
353
360
302
275
281
291
225
136
102
77
77
122
137
138
77
103
84
62
109
109
107
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:01AM1.54m
5:27PM1.64m
5:44AM1.50m
6:11PM1.60m
6:27AM1.46m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.43m
11:12AM0.39m
11:48PM0.45m
11:58AM0.41m
00:34AM0.46m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:06
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:00
1
4
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
15
9
9
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
5
5
5
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
342
400
408
353
360
302
275
281
291
225
136
102
77
77
57
66
70
77
103
84
62
109
109
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
E
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
22
30
15
6
3
25
25
42
31
17
16
15
14
6
49
32
31
31
13
13
35
13
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
19
34
7
15
15
11
5
5
3
3
3
3
6
6
13
13
1
1
13
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
23
34
28
2
8
18
39
44
122
137
138
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
53
20
20
0
0
0
21
78
85
85
95
21
21
185
21
1
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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