Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.8°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
16
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.8
SSW
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
224
233
242
225
235
412
528
166
137
108
116
113
109
148
101
96
176
173
126
125
88
57
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
E
5
SE
15
NW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
SSE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:24AM1.53m
12:47PM1.65m
1:01AM1.58m
1:23PM1.69m
1:38AM1.64m
2:00PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.34m
6:48PM0.36m
7:00AM0.27m
7:26PM0.30m
7:40AM0.22m
8:05PM0.24m
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:35
6:36
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
7
9
10
9
7
6
6
5
8
12
14
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
-1
-1
-1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
7
11
9
5
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
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