Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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 Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
3
4
!
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
!
!
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.7
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
1.5
S
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.8
S
14
2.1
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
283
680
416
216
162
154
208
917
2495
5225
944
1859
1179
1342
1424
1459
1207
2431
3302
874
727
619
522
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
S
15
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
30
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:24PM1.50m
8:45AM1.38m
9:14PM1.50m
9:35AM1.40m
10:02PM1.52m
10:22AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.51m
2:57PM0.47m
3:33AM0.48m
3:44PM0.43m
4:17AM0.43m
4:30PM0.37m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
7:41
7:41
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5:23
5:22
5:22
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
11
10
10
12
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
10
12
10
11
11
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
7
7
7
8
3
-1
-1
-1
1
1
3
3
7
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
ENE
10
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
101
283
680
416
216
162
154
208
214
1016
1225
944
802
52
30
57
86
1207
1191
980
874
727
619
522
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
9
0.8
S
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
30
30
14
11
25
32
29
41
222
133
104
75
75
21
33
29
20
85
82
78
76
75
72
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
14
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
23
24
23
47
50
49
47
44
6
20
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
1.7
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
0.5
N
3
2.2
SSW
14
1.8
S
14
2.1
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
0.6
WSW
4
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
2
8
25
62
2
5
917
2495
5225
4
1859
1179
1342
1424
1459
16
2431
3302
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
7
4
4
1
2
4
1
1
1
5
3
3
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
21
62
10
63
20
1
0
0
63
233
417
63
63
20
1
0
0
21
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
2
2
4
2
2
1
8
4
4
1
1
1
9
6
6
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
9
7
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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