Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.6°C
3.4° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 5PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
1
1
4
4
4
1
4
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
10
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.3
SSE
8
2
SSW
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
270
525
471
682
1319
990
196
850
218
175
184
187
451
444
451
437
418
339
361
440
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
NW
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:58AM1.57m
8:23PM1.44m
8:55AM1.53m
9:21PM1.41m
9:54AM1.50m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.50m
2:38AM0.49m
3:17PM0.53m
3:33AM0.51m
4:11PM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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6:39
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8:01
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8:02
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Temp °C
7
8
10
9
7
7
6
5
8
10
11
9
7
8
9
9
14
17
19
17
15
Feels °C
1
1
4
4
3
4
2
2
6
7
8
7
4
5
6
6
13
14
15
15
14
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