Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.4°C
2.3° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
60
23
23
22
14
56
28
5
4
17
15
32
57
66
104
98
97
98
94
90
89
89
86
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:10AM1.79m
10:38PM1.67m
11:13AM1.78m
11:40PM1.70m
12:10PM1.78m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.18m
4:30PM0.22m
4:51AM0.17m
5:27PM0.20m
5:49AM0.16m
6:21PM0.18m
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6:11
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8:27
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1
3
2
2
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Temp °C
13
13
12
17
19
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
9
8
13
16
10
9
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
9
11
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