Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
10.5°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 8PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
860
530
420
384
387
528
455
530
477
544
471
426
308
216
140
75
55
61
141
156
156
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:37PM1.73m
2:50AM1.65m
3:14PM1.74m
3:27AM1.67m
3:51PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.24m
8:43PM0.29m
8:56AM0.21m
9:22PM0.26m
9:36AM0.19m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:04
 mm
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
13
15
12
10
9
9
8
9
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
-2
-2
-2
2
3
4
4
3
5
10
12
7
7
6
6
4
5
9
9
6
5
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