Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1.2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)77455661112111111101010101010566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60453968604029303442575550494848484876148110885541
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
25
NNE
10
N
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
5
NNE
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
1.63
8:53PM
1.67
9:23AM
1.59
10:02PM
1.67
10:32AM
1.58
11:14PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
0.29
3:22AM
0.33
3:47PM
0.30
4:27AM
0.35
4:51PM
0.28
5:32AM
0.33
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset---8:35-------8:32-------8:31----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131717161718161315151414121111101318202018171414
Feels °C (?)91211111617129121211109876813151717141113
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