Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.8°C
2.8° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.6
E
6
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
48
71
83
48
44
38
24
54
52
57
127
79
42
69
46
40
69
107
93
104
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06PM1.71m
5:30AM1.75m
5:50PM1.64m
6:16AM1.69m
6:37PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:59AM0.22m
11:17PM0.24m
11:46AM0.30m
00:03AM0.31m
12:36PM0.38m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:48
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6:46
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7:57
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7:58
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7:59
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2
2
1
2
4
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Temp °C
14
17
18
16
16
16
14
14
15
21
22
16
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
11
13
15
14
15
16
13
12
13
18
19
11
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
7
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