Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.0°C
3.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.1
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
71
45
58
57
102
140
193
129
172
163
113
137
139
132
131
132
134
84
83
82
111
294
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SE
10
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:44AM1.79m
2:11PM1.86m
2:32AM1.82m
2:56PM1.85m
3:17AM1.83m
3:40PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.08m
8:19PM0.11m
8:40AM0.08m
9:05PM0.11m
9:26AM0.10m
9:49PM0.13m
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Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
4
5
6
7
7
8
8
9
8
7
8
10
10
11
9
10
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