Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
ESE
17
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
16
1.1
S
18
1.5
S
23
1.7
S
23
1.4
SSE
19
1.4
S
19
1.4
SSE
18
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
0.8
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
458
440
587
545
627
666
784
2314
3118
1482
1386
1288
869
819
752
724
688
288
754
754
704
646
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:59AM1.88m
5:31PM1.96m
5:53AM1.83m
6:24PM1.87m
6:49AM1.75m
7:19PM1.76m
Low Tide
11:18AM-0.02m
11:52PM0.09m
12:13PM0.05m
00:46AM0.14m
1:08PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
4
3
3
6
8
6
4
5
4
4
5
7
11
9
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
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