Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is

13.0°C

Kakanui River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	NNE 5	SSE 13	NNE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	66	70	47	45	41	39	40	67	118	132	134	129	126	80	75	73	71	65	59	56	54	33	74	92
Wind (km/h)	NW	SW	SW	SSE	ENE	NW	W	NNW	WNW	W	NW	WNW	SE	NE	NNE	NW	WNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		2:01AM1.65m				2:22PM1.70m				2:42AM1.73m				3:04PM1.75m				3:26AM1.81m				3:48PM1.77m
Low Tide				8:05AM0.22m				8:28PM0.21m				8:50AM0.18m				9:11PM0.16m				9:38AM0.15m				9:57PM0.14m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	16	14	17	20	21	20	16	15	13	13	16	19	20	18	16	16	15	15	19	22	21	19	16
Feels °C	18	14	13	16	18	19	19	14	13	9	9	14	18	17	16	14	13	11	10	14	17	16	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 14	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	NE 4	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	NE 6	S 11	S 10
kJ	44	46	47	45	41	26	26	67	118	132	134	129	126	80	75	9	71	65	59	56	32	32	9	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 9	SSE 10	S 8	S 7	SSW 6	S 5	—	S 8	SSE 15	NE 5	NE 5	SE 13	E 12	E 12	SSE 13	S 14	S 13
kJ	66	70	37	35	35	39	40	15	9	12	8	7	2	—	6	73	11	8	7	3	3	33	4	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 10	ENE 8	NE 6	NE 9	NE 9	E 13	E 13	S 8	S 8	S 7	E 12	E 13	S 17	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	2	4	5	5	2	2	1	1	9	6	1	3	3	4	3	5	5	4	3	4	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 2	WNW 2	NNW 2	—	NE 3	NE 4	NW 2	NW 3	NNE 5	NNE 3	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNW 4	NNE 6	NE 6
kJ	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	3	7	1	1	17	6	37	54	19	74	92
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	85	25	0	0	86	86	82	85	86	96	86
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1
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