Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.2°C
3.2° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
137
132
131
132
134
84
83
85
139
311
353
196
217
195
165
157
124
117
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:17AM1.83m
3:40PM1.82m
4:02AM1.82m
4:23PM1.78m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.11m
9:26AM0.10m
9:49PM0.13m
10:12AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
9
10
9
10
11
11
11
14
16
14
13
13
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