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Kakanui River Mouth Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
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 Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | |
551 | 724 | 730 | 543 | 485 | 392 | 293 | 240 | 218 | 166 | 121 | 84 | 59 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:43PM1.77m | 12:07PM1.70m | 00:32AM1.76m | 12:54PM1.72m | 1:16AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.19m | 5:52AM0.21m | 6:12PM0.19m | 6:39AM0.20m | 6:59PM0.21m | 7:22AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 |
12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 551 | 724 | 730 | 543 | 485 | 392 | 293 | 240 | 218 | 166 | 121 | 84 | 59 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | ENE 3 | S 18 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 26 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 24 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 19 | ENE 3 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 102 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 78 |
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