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Kakanui River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakanui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | |
42 | 119 | 123 | 126 | 242 | 215 | 104 | 61 | 176 | 51 | 99 | 104 | 101 | 146 | 206 | 361 | 679 | 871 | 882 | 754 | 539 | 467 | 374 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:47PM1.78m | 10:15AM1.67m | 10:48PM1.77m | 11:14AM1.69m | 11:43PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.19m | 4:04AM0.24m | 4:25PM0.19m | 5:00AM0.22m | 5:20PM0.19m | 5:52AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 42 | 119 | 123 | 126 | 242 | 215 | 64 | 61 | 176 | 47 | 99 | 104 | 101 | 146 | 206 | 361 | 679 | 871 | 882 | 754 | 539 | 467 | 374 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 104 | 61 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 53 | — | 23 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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