Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.1°C
2.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
4
3
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
14
2
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
1405
609
90
177
496
375
341
304
117
156
90
102
144
165
166
171
125
56
Wind (km/h)
15
E
0
NW
5
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
5
S
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:13PM1.41m
11:40AM1.53m
00:00AM1.45m
12:23PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.46m
5:45PM0.46m
5:58AM0.41m
6:27PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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Temp °C
17
13
12
9
9
9
11
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
16
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
14
12
11
6
8
7
8
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
15
17
16
15
13
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