Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.1° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.6
E
8
1.4
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
8
0.7
ENE
9
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.9
SSE
7
2.4
S
10
1.3
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
S
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
64
63
101
31
46
146
430
77
553
723
597
405
1043
181
321
202
173
140
114
103
163
326
399
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
N
5
S
20
S
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
30
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:17AM1.60m
11:37PM1.57m
12:08PM1.61m
00:26AM1.56m
12:54PM1.62m
1:10AM1.56m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.37m
5:41AM0.34m
6:09PM0.41m
6:27AM0.36m
6:56PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
10
7
7
7
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
8
6
5
4
5
6
Feels °C
4
6
8
5
0
0
0
1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
3
4
2
1
0
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
93
64
63
17
19
46
69
73
77
54
42
44
70
222
181
321
202
173
140
114
103
56
141
172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.8
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
Energy kJ
3
17
17
101
31
31
31
103
31
120
118
70
74
74
73
71
73
114
326
399
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.3
S
13
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
2
9
6
55
32
65
67
125
60
33
32
36
36
163
45
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
S
13
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
6
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.9
SSE
7
2.4
S
10
Energy kJ
1
4
92
52
69
146
430
88
553
723
597
405
1043
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
0
114
211
233
0
0
94
63
228
53
20
20
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
3
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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