Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
1.3
S
6
0.7
S
13
1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
38
199
71
70
66
124
173
465
581
453
622
596
163
197
197
168
153
164
168
145
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:10AM1.74m
8:37PM1.60m
9:17AM1.73m
9:46PM1.60m
10:27AM1.74m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.32m
3:02AM0.27m
3:45PM0.32m
4:06AM0.25m
4:47PM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
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7:05
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7:03
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7:44
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7:45
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7:45
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1
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Temp °C
14
19
13
11
10
8
8
8
9
11
11
9
8
7
6
6
9
12
11
10
8
Feels °C
9
13
8
6
5
2
2
2
3
5
6
6
5
4
3
3
6
9
8
8
6
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