Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
!
1
1
1
2
!
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.5
S
18
0.9
S
14
1.5
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
SSE
12
3
S
12
2.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
626
504
480
414
319
268
199
167
158
293
902
1772
1285
1638
2061
2214
2027
1866
1871
1530
2846
1267
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17AM1.58m
5:42PM1.65m
5:59AM1.57m
6:24PM1.61m
6:45AM1.56m
7:11PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:34AM0.28m
00:03AM0.34m
12:20PM0.32m
00:49AM0.36m
1:10PM0.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:50
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5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
11
13
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
6
7
6
5
Feels °C
4
4
4
8
11
8
7
5
5
4
4
2
0
-3
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
-1
-1
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