Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.5° 

Awatoto Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
11
0.4
SE
13
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
109
46
84
93
93
90
70
69
68
68
68
47
47
39
22
37
22
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
W
25
W
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
40
SW
25
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:06PM1.57m
11:29AM1.58m
11:50PM1.50m
12:20PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.40m
5:19AM0.43m
5:48PM0.42m
6:04AM0.44m
6:36PM0.43m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
10
13
16
17
16
15
15
15
13
11
13
15
12
9
Feels °C
11
12
11
9
8
8
12
15
12
11
12
10
11
6
2
6
10
6
5
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