Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
N
4
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
11
0.8
NE
6
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.4
SE
17
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
ESE
15
0.5
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
9
4
12
5
13
20
44
130
132
99
90
90
87
98
89
123
123
265
250
236
229
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
SW
15
S
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:09AM1.56m
1:41PM1.59m
1:58AM1.53m
2:31PM1.57m
2:46AM1.49m
3:17PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.40m
7:55PM0.45m
8:10AM0.45m
8:45PM0.48m
8:59AM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
15
15
14
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
9
9
8
8
6
7
9
9
8
5
Feels °C
6
6
6
11
10
10
8
7
9
8
8
6
7
4
3
2
2
1
3
5
3
3
0
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