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Kakanui River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
1216 | 1710 | 3442 | 2889 | 2535 | 3383 | 929 | 811 | 677 | 444 | 359 | 1046 | 588 | 505 | 669 | 166 | 158 | 132 | 198 | 507 | 250 | 384 | 367 | 350 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:34PM1.63m | 11:57AM1.62m | 00:21AM1.69m | 12:46PM1.74m | 1:10AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.30m | 5:45AM0.28m | 6:05PM0.23m | 6:30AM0.20m | 6:55PM0.17m | 7:18AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | ENE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 1216 | 39 | 1531 | 1304 | 1155 | 1026 | 929 | 811 | 677 | 444 | 359 | 277 | 254 | 208 | 197 | 166 | 158 | 125 | 89 | 507 | 250 | 384 | 367 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 36 | 39 | 22 | 51 | 42 | 192 | 192 | 167 | 154 | 149 | 131 | 82 | 126 | 79 | 92 | 85 | 132 | 198 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 26 | E 14 | E 13 | S 22 | SSE 22 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 33 | 31 | 84 | 91 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 1710 | 3442 | 2889 | 2535 | 3383 | — | — | — | — | — | 1046 | 588 | 505 | 669 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 63 | 62 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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