Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.4° C

1.4°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.3
SE
7
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1380
1185
1093
1052
734
589
470
413
350
306
184
169
173
173
141
150
212
302
364
350
344
344
338
323
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
30
SE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM1.48m
7:43PM1.55m
8:06AM1.49m
8:33PM1.54m
9:01AM1.52m
9:28PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.38m
2:11AM0.40m
2:30PM0.38m
2:59AM0.38m
3:24PM0.37m
3:51AM0.34m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:14
8:14
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
4
3
3
2
1
1
5
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
6
6
7
6
7
6
Feels °C
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
-1
-1
2
1
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.5
S
14
1.7
ESE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
Energy kJ
64
64
44
263
181
177
90
142
104
306
184
119
173
173
141
150
212
302
364
350
344
344
338
323
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
NE
8
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
168
136
90
36
51
17
161
155
148
65
141
169
77
75
7
25
61
96
257
198
126
288
269
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.7
S
14
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
22
0.2
S
20
Energy kJ
33
28
39
198
41
62
59
58
56
7
57
80
190
11
9
36
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1
SE
6
1.4
SE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
1380
1185
1093
1052
734
589
470
413
350
255
83
94
166
167
154
158
124
141
179
162
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
Distance (km)
228
66
65
65
63
63
63
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
65
65
53
53
53
63
53
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
3
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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