Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)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 Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
15
0.8
S
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
52
99
86
84
81
78
107
64
72
54
68
63
94
186
208
264
360
368
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
25
WSW
25
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:48PM1.56m
8:26AM1.65m
8:55PM1.55m
9:36AM1.68m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.34m
2:54PM0.37m
3:17AM0.31m
3:58PM0.35m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
15
13
12
11
11
13
14
12
10
9
9
9
8
9
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
14
12
10
9
8
8
7
7
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
8
9
9
9
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