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Awakino River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Awakino River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Awakino River Mouth sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Awakino River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awakino River Mouth at 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
NW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)13131313131313121212912121216161515141414142019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)901660463255161121815048482827272651504471416361366766
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
3.24
12:14PM
3.03
12:42AM
3.08
1:07PM
2.82
1:39AM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
0.15
6:32PM
0.19
7:06AM
0.33
7:28PM
0.39
8:08AM
0.52
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22------11-111----------
Temp. °C15141212121111111110101010101113141010988913
Feels °C (?)1513108644443234236734334612
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