Awakino River Mouth Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Taranaki, New Zealand)

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Awakino River Mouth Surf Guide

Awakino River Mouth in Taranaki is a sheltered beach/River Bar break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Awakino River Mouth Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/river bar	2	fairly consistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Awakino River Mouth:

The best conditions reported for surf at Awakino River Mouth occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Awakino River Mouth (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Awakino River Mouth with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in June while 30% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 62% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

30%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

62%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Awakino River Mouth Location Map

Interactive Awakino River Mouth surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Awakino River Mouth is New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand, 54 km (34 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Awakino River Mouth is Hamilton Airport (HLZ), also in New Zealand, 108 km (67 miles) away.

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Awakino River Mouth Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 22:12 Local Time

m, °C	Fri	Saturday 09
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	8	10	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	on

What does Awakino River Mouth look like?

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Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Awakino River Mouth

Current tide and informaton

For Awakino River Mouth, 0 km from Awakino River Mouth.

Next High Water: 02:18am | 2.47m

Next Low Water: 08:44am | 0.89m

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Awakino River Mouth Sea Temperature

The Awakino River Mouth water temperature is reasonably warm (17.6 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite