Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
12.1°C
3.1° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
1
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
93
286
353
196
223
200
165
161
127
98
93
72
70
52
67
72
50
48
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
0
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:02AM1.82m
4:23PM1.78m
4:45AM1.79m
5:06PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.13m
10:12AM0.15m
10:32PM0.17m
10:59AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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7:53
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7:54
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7:57
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
16
18
16
14
13
11
11
10
13
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
11
10
15
16
14
13
12
11
10
8
10
12
11
12
15
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