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Kakanui River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 30 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
311 | 225 | 191 | 143 | 105 | 90 | 72 | 66 | 48 | 47 | 66 | 117 | 158 | 151 | 151 | 159 | 155 | 105 | 83 | 92 | 92 | 103 | 106 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.61m | 2:39PM1.69m | 2:55AM1.60m | 3:20PM1.70m | 3:36AM1.59m | 4:02PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.32m | 8:47PM0.38m | 8:59AM0.34m | 9:31PM0.40m | 9:42AM0.35m | 10:16PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:01 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 311 | 225 | 191 | 143 | 105 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 151 | 151 | 159 | 155 | 105 | 83 | 92 | 92 | 103 | 106 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 72 | — | — | — | 66 | 117 | 158 | 350 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 85 | 1 | 85 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
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