Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
9.7° C
1.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.3
S
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
43
62
62
101
149
142
135
329
1221
1042
879
248
242
239
239
254
334
322
318
490
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
W
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:15PM1.97m
4:35AM1.87m
5:03PM1.90m
5:25AM1.81m
5:52PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:00AM-0.04m
10:31PM0.06m
10:51AM0.02m
11:21PM0.11m
11:43AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
9
9
7
7
1
1
0
0
1
1
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
3
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