Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.7
NE
4
0.3
S
8
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
147
113
75
77
77
82
86
86
31
31
13
13
17
12
14
19
15
16
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13PM1.58m
9:48AM1.56m
10:13PM1.52m
10:48AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.34m
3:56PM0.41m
4:20AM0.39m
4:51PM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
6
5
4
4
3
4
6
9
8
7
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