Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.5°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
NE
6
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
5
17
15
32
58
101
100
97
98
97
97
93
89
86
39
61
52
49
31
28
27
26
24
34
20
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
0
ESE
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:38PM1.67m
11:13AM1.78m
11:40PM1.70m
12:10PM1.78m
00:36AM1.73m
1:02PM1.78m
1:28AM1.75m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.17m
5:27PM0.20m
5:49AM0.16m
6:21PM0.18m
6:43AM0.16m
7:11PM0.16m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:11
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6:09
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6:09
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8:27
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8:28
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8:30
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8:30
 mm
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1
1
2
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1
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
13
17
18
17
16
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
8
9
6
6
4
5
7
8
9
11
11
11
12
11
12
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
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