Awakino River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 174.62° E

Awakino River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Awakino River Mouth sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.1° 

Awakino 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 Awakino River Mouth today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Awakino River Mouth at 8AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
W
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.8
W
17
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
W
15
1.1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
423
417
265
189
555
582
498
434
361
339
377
912
868
847
706
675
530
522
429
423
341
336
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
E
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:51AM2.97m
1:15PM2.81m
1:31AM2.74m
1:58PM2.62m
2:16AM2.51m
2:49PM2.44m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.34m
7:31PM0.52m
7:54AM0.55m
8:17PM0.75m
8:41AM0.76m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
5
6
8
11
13
10
8
9
9
8
8
11
12
10
8
7
8
8
9
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
1
3
4
6
8
6
2
2
1
1
2
5
6
5
4
4
6
6
8
10
9
9
9
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