Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
3
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
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2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.9
S
16
0.9
SSE
16
1.4
S
16
1
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.3
S
14
1
S
14
1.3
S
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
82
406
432
942
503
1037
713
417
547
1461
1759
1785
855
768
781
944
1072
2632
3481
887
807
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
WSW
15
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:06AM1.68m
4:29PM1.72m
4:47AM1.68m
5:11PM1.68m
5:32AM1.67m
5:57PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.20m
10:44PM0.26m
11:05AM0.24m
11:29PM0.28m
11:55AM0.28m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
3
Temp °C
8
10
11
13
8
9
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
6
9
11
9
7
Feels °C
3
3
7
5
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-1
1
5
5
3
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