Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
14.8° C
(Which is 3.2°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 1AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
0
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.6
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010910101112121212121111111010101499131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)552480414341314333517752105613331148902721533514346284231145136106969692
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ESE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
0
NW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset-6:06-------6:04-------6:02------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1--1-----------
Temp. °C171614131312131617141412121111131614121110101114
Feels °C (?)1615109109121314111210778913138777910
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