Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
4
1
!
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.5
SSW
7
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.8
SSW
13
1.3
S
14
3
SSW
14
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
67
101
422
653
463
211
199
150
167
1077
684
3504
1102
931
2154
1471
1424
1598
1583
1230
1139
965
847
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
30
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:24PM1.50m
8:45AM1.38m
9:14PM1.50m
9:35AM1.40m
10:02PM1.52m
10:22AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.49m
2:46AM0.51m
2:57PM0.47m
3:33AM0.48m
3:44PM0.43m
4:17AM0.43m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
7:41
7:41
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
10
10
9
11
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
9
12
13
13
13
11
10
10
12
11
11
10
4
6
6
8
2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
2
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.3
S
14
1.9
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
Energy kJ
63
67
101
422
653
463
211
165
150
167
180
684
1530
1102
931
855
30
57
86
85
1230
1139
965
847
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
9
0.8
S
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.3
E
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
31
30
30
30
23
47
50
47
42
58
222
136
78
77
54
52
33
16
84
78
76
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
SE
12
0.4
NE
14
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
7
23
25
49
47
44
6
47
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
5
1.5
SSW
7
0.5
NE
3
1.8
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
6
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
13
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
151
8
37
199
5
1077
112
3504
2154
1471
1424
1598
1583
24
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
1
6
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
62
1
0
63
1
0
0
63
233
233
63
63
20
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
1
2
4
1
6
4
7
1
1
1
9
6
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
7
4
4
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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