Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
12.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
218
243
254
370
322
402
332
400
353
363
350
275
275
240
173
133
100
74
49
120
149
134
159
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:18AM1.57m
4:44PM1.67m
5:01AM1.54m
5:27PM1.64m
5:44AM1.50m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.41m
10:26AM0.37m
11:02PM0.43m
11:12AM0.39m
11:48PM0.45m
11:58AM0.41m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:06
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
1
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
13
13
13
13
13
14
11
12
11
9
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
4
5
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
213
218
243
254
370
322
402
332
400
353
363
350
275
275
240
173
133
100
74
49
61
84
70
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
13
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
10
23
14
17
7
4
25
14
42
31
17
16
15
6
6
50
50
33
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
1
3
2
4
20
30
17
16
15
15
11
5
5
2
3
3
3
6
13
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
380
2
2
15
29
2
5
10
22
42
49
120
149
134
159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
20
53
53
53
25
1
0
1
1
21
85
85
21
21
21
1
1
1
82
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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