Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is

9.8° C

Kakanui River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	NE 5	ENE 6	S 16	S 17	S 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	ESE 13	ESE 14	S 15	SSE 15	ESE 16	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	51	52	55	40	26	28	38	40	47	144	137	89	137	93	90	51	46	44	59	77	38	71	146	1080
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	WSW	SSW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	SSW	WSW	WNW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			2:19AM1.86m				2:53PM2.04m					3:13AM1.90m				3:46PM2.06m				4:06AM1.91m				4:39PM2.03m
Low Tide	8:13PM0.12m				8:31AM-0.02m					9:09PM0.08m				9:27AM-0.05m				10:04PM0.05m				10:22AM-0.06m


	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	7	8	7	9	11	14	11	11	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	8	7	7	7	6	9	12	11
Feels °C	4	3	4	3	4	7	10	8	9	7	6	6	6	7	8	6	4	3	3	2	2	5	7	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ESE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 17	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 13	SSW 5	S 7	ESE 16
kJ	51	52	55	40	26	28	8	40	31	144	29	26	26	16	15	15	12	30	59	77	33	19	43	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 16	S 16	ENE 7	S 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	ENE 5	ENE 5	S 15	S 15	ESE 13	ESE 16	ENE 6
kJ	8	8	7	7	7	8	9	21	47	17	137	89	137	93	90	51	29	6	5	40	38	34	146	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 13	S 8	S 18	S 18	ESE 9	S 17	ENE 9	S 21	NE 5	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 16	S 16	S 15	ENE 5	ENE 7	SSE 15	S 14	NE 7
kJ	3	3	1	6	6	8	22	8	35	7	18	17	34	30	29	29	46	44	42	2	9	71	106	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	—	WSW 3	SSW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	2	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	—	—	—	—	2	6	—	3	1080
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	21	21	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	0	0	0	87
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	1	3	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	1	5	4	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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