Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.5°C
2.9° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
171
201
39
20
40
69
93
96
97
67
71
45
43
43
38
38
67
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSE
5
SW
5
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
SW
5
SSW
0
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:21AM1.57m
1:43PM1.66m
2:01AM1.65m
2:22PM1.70m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.34m
7:22AM0.28m
7:47PM0.27m
8:05AM0.22m
8:28PM0.21m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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8:13
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Temp °C
22
15
12
11
11
11
14
18
20
19
17
17
16
14
17
20
21
19
17
Feels °C
19
12
12
10
8
9
12
15
17
17
17
17
15
13
17
18
19
17
15
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