Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.7° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
S
14
0.8
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
562
509
365
279
279
227
218
206
164
161
127
136
376
867
1187
1216
1288
1012
803
715
551
437
401
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
E
0
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:53AM1.57m
2:18PM1.68m
2:33AM1.58m
2:59PM1.70m
3:13AM1.59m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.43m
7:52AM0.36m
8:24PM0.42m
8:35AM0.35m
9:07PM0.40m
9:17AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
8
Feels °C
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
8
7
8
6
6
4
5
3
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
Energy kJ
313
332
332
332
279
279
227
218
206
164
161
127
127
376
867
1187
1216
1288
1012
803
715
551
437
401
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
416
562
509
365
261
195
187
179
85
77
71
68
59
127
127
98
100
102
174
151
149
106
98
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
9
0.2
E
12
0.2
SSE
19
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
30
63
33
36
60
136
57
12
37
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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