Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.1° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
S
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.5
S
17
1.6
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
19
1.6
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
733
754
602
674
1389
1885
2114
1767
1480
1201
917
724
555
451
356
276
210
186
145
111
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM1.75m
7:19PM1.76m
7:47AM1.67m
8:15PM1.66m
8:47AM1.60m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.14m
1:40AM0.20m
2:04PM0.25m
2:34AM0.27m
3:00PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:06
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
7
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
8
9
7
6
6
4
4
4
6
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
7
8
7
7
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