Kakanui River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° S 170.90° E

Kakanui River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kakanui River Mouth sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kakanui River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.8
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.4
SE
15
1.8
S
6
1.6
S
7
2.2
SSW
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
9
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.6
S
13
2.4
SSW
12
1.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
113
109
104
241
237
153
55
251
279
545
156
175
344
380
1268
905
1702
844
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
5
SSW
5
ESE
40
S
30
SW
25
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:55AM1.74m
3:17PM1.76m
3:37AM1.77m
4:00PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.21m
9:05AM0.16m
9:27PM0.19m
9:51AM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:15
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6:37
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7:37
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6:39
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3
5
2
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1
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Temp °C
15
14
13
11
7
5
5
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
8
11
12
9
8
Feels °C
13
12
12
10
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
2
3
5
5
2
5
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