Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.0° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
ESE
16
1.5
SW
6
1.9
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
37
26
24
35
37
47
93
180
70
91
93
90
51
46
78
59
65
39
51
186
1283
2357
4070
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
WSW
5
SW
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
SE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM1.86m
2:53PM2.04m
3:13AM1.90m
3:46PM2.06m
4:06AM1.91m
4:39PM2.03m
Low Tide
8:31AM-0.02m
9:09PM0.08m
9:27AM-0.05m
10:04PM0.05m
10:22AM-0.06m
10:58PM0.06m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:10
8:08
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
11
14
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
8
7
10
12
10
9
7
Feels °C
4
4
4
6
10
9
9
7
6
6
6
8
6
7
4
2
3
3
3
5
4
0
1
2
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