Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
15
1
S
15
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
15
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
17
2.1
S
11
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
470
575
453
422
350
350
257
264
302
174
172
209
279
3464
3772
3674
1087
1402
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
25
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:02PM1.42m
9:38AM1.51m
10:03PM1.42m
10:35AM1.52m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.50m
3:48PM0.54m
4:04AM0.50m
4:39PM0.51m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:29
6:30
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
11
9
9
10
10
12
16
16
14
12
7
8
7
8
10
11
10
8
Feels °C
11
7
4
4
6
6
9
13
13
10
8
-5
-3
-6
-4
-1
2
4
4
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