Kakanui River Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 29 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
12.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kakanui River Mouth today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (29 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1165
1021
769
594
475
459
452
380
311
225
191
143
132
90
88
66
48
47
47
57
118
158
155
151
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:34AM1.62m
1:59PM1.68m
2:15AM1.61m
2:39PM1.69m
2:55AM1.60m
3:20PM1.70m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.30m
8:03PM0.36m
8:17AM0.32m
8:47PM0.38m
8:59AM0.34m
9:31PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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8:00
8:02
8:03
8:03
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5:05
5:04
5:04
5:02
Temp °C
9
9
8
10
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
14
15
15
16
15
7
7
6
8
8
6
5
5
4
4
5
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
11
12
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1165
1021
769
594
475
459
452
380
311
225
191
143
132
90
88
66
48
27
27
32
26
158
155
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
10
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
2
2
15
14
16
47
47
12
4
15
14
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
3
12
12
14
10
3
16
16
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
6
7
9
20
13
14
31
43
75
85
57
118
336
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
70
78
82
1
1
78
1
1
78
85
21
0
0
0
0
21
1
21
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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