Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)999667888889999999101010121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)815858111669321842150850831739543144145039739234134932040276510391036
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
1.49
10:27AM
1.40
10:54PM
1.53
11:13AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.51
4:27PM
0.46
5:00AM
0.46
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:06-------6:04
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111111111215161514141313151817151413121214151514
Feels °C (?)888881012121111991215151211109912121212
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