Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.8°C
3.1° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
1.1
NNE
4
0.3
S
13
1.1
NNE
4
0.2
S
13
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
5
1
S
6
1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
126
80
74
72
70
66
60
57
44
30
45
14
148
110
37
133
223
97
64
115
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
30
N
25
N
10
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:04PM1.75m
3:26AM1.81m
3:48PM1.77m
4:13AM1.87m
4:36PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.18m
9:11PM0.16m
9:38AM0.15m
9:57PM0.14m
10:29AM0.15m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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6:26
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6:24
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6:24
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8:14
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8:15
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8:16
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1
2
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1
1
1
Temp °C
17
20
20
18
17
17
15
14
19
22
20
19
17
11
9
9
11
13
10
8
7
Feels °C
15
18
18
17
14
13
10
10
14
15
15
14
15
4
0
1
5
7
5
5
5
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