Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.3° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
683
673
663
569
560
469
420
350
400
313
308
303
199
196
193
148
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM1.61m
3:11PM1.73m
3:23AM1.62m
3:48PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.38m
8:49AM0.29m
9:19PM0.35m
9:30AM0.26m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
12
13
12
10
10
10
8
9
10
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
5
10
10
9
7
7
7
5
5
7
10
9
8
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