Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.9°C
2.9° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.3
S
14
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
197
163
159
168
168
145
148
145
113
108
75
75
54
35
62
69
53
51
50
50
51
99
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:27AM1.74m
10:55PM1.63m
11:32AM1.78m
11:57PM1.68m
12:30PM1.82m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.25m
4:47PM0.29m
5:08AM0.21m
5:46PM0.24m
6:06AM0.16m
6:41PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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7:01
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7:00
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7:45
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7:47
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7:49
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Temp °C
6
6
8
13
13
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
9
12
16
16
16
13
Feels °C
3
3
4
10
10
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
6
10
13
12
12
9
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