Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
13
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
64
63
38
37
71
70
11
90
176
490
589
1392
622
596
163
197
193
156
168
172
179
151
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:10AM1.74m
8:37PM1.60m
9:17AM1.73m
9:46PM1.60m
10:27AM1.74m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.27m
2:40PM0.32m
3:02AM0.27m
3:45PM0.32m
4:06AM0.25m
4:47PM0.29m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
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7:03
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7:44
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7:45
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
14
19
13
11
10
8
8
8
9
11
11
9
8
7
6
6
9
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
9
9
13
9
6
5
2
2
2
3
5
6
7
5
4
3
3
7
9
8
8
7
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