Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is

10.1° C

Kakanui River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	36	35	89	57	57	40	96	50	42	71	78	62	35	25	43	46	47	93	119	69	92	94	85	82
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	WSW	W	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off
High Tide			1:25AM1.79m				1:59PM1.99m				2:19AM1.86m				2:53PM2.04m					3:13AM1.90m				3:46PM2.06m
Low Tide	7:16PM0.18m				7:34AM0.05m				8:13PM0.12m				8:31AM-0.02m					9:09PM0.08m				9:27AM-0.05m


	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	4	4	4	5	8	10	9	8	8	8	7	8	11	14	12	10	9	8	8	9	9	9	9
Feels °C	1	-1	0	-1	0	4	7	6	4	4	4	3	3	6	9	9	8	6	4	4	6	6	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	ENE 5	SSE 13	ESE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ESE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	27	26	89	17	57	16	55	50	42	71	78	62	35	25	8	46	42	41	26	24	18	20	21	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 4	SSE 13	ESE 9	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	S 16
kJ	26	26	7	57	16	6	16	16	15	7	7	7	7	7	22	21	47	93	119	69	92	94	85	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	S 9	S 12	S 8	S 13	S 18	S 18	S 18	NE 9	S 21	S 21	SE 14	ESE 14	S 15	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	36	35	26	26	55	13	12	2	3	1	3	6	6	6	3	9	36	8	18	40	34	30	29	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	—	—	NW 2	NNW 2	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—
kJ	4	5	24	37	29	40	96	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	85	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	62	21	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4
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