Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1767
1480
1201
917
639
555
451
361
276
195
189
147
113
106
76
78
80
85
85
30
31
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:47AM1.67m
8:15PM1.66m
8:47AM1.60m
9:13PM1.58m
9:48AM1.56m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.25m
2:34AM0.27m
3:00PM0.34m
3:27AM0.34m
3:56PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
10
8
7
6
6
7
8
10
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
3
6
7
5
4
3
3
3
4
7
8
7
8
8
6
6
7
8
8
5
4
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