Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
5
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
0.8
S
16
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
89
137
101
99
62
60
72
92
442
754
463
326
194
250
265
170
319
684
733
2709
1949
1977
2376
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
15
NNW
10
SW
40
SW
50
SW
40
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:32PM1.53m
7:54AM1.39m
8:24PM1.50m
8:45AM1.38m
9:14PM1.50m
9:35AM1.40m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.52m
2:09PM0.49m
2:46AM0.51m
2:57PM0.47m
3:33AM0.48m
3:44PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:39
7:39
7:41
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5:24
5:23
5:22
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
9
9
6
15
13
12
12
12
14
12
12
13
13
12
10
10
11
12
9
11
10
9
6
8
0
-3
-4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
15
1.6
S
15
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
82
89
137
101
99
62
60
72
92
442
754
463
254
194
250
265
170
319
684
733
1070
49
31
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
33
15
15
15
14
32
31
34
30
13
14
47
49
52
65
61
146
104
77
74
15
31
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
Energy kJ
7
2
2
7
8
23
24
23
3
47
44
42
5
2
20
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.8
S
16
1.1
S
5
1.4
SSW
6
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.5
S
13
Energy kJ
1
1
3
326
70
146
1
3
2709
1949
1977
2376
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
62
0
0
0
20
20
0
21
21
0
0
3
20
0
209
393
555
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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