Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.8°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 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
SW
1.5
S
1.3
S
2
SSW
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)999913131010999910613989999995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171133103101969285103981441562122251327492815242021691401511249069
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
15
N
20
SSW
10
W
15
W
30
W
20
W
40
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----7:09-------7:11-------7:13---
Sunset-------6:00------5:59-------5:57-
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-------1--------------
Temp. °C12111091115161511111010111414121199910151715
Feels °C (?)1077681110116853545575556101311
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