Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
9.6° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
135
59
92
64
78
84
82
91
71
151
208
175
161
133
110
97
89
101
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:17AM1.72m
12:52PM1.90m
1:12AM1.80m
1:45PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.25m
6:26AM0.12m
7:04PM0.17m
7:22AM0.04m
7:58PM0.11m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
9
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
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