Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 288 | 316 | 331 | 239 | 280 | 279 | 194 | 173 | 138 | 114 | 132 | 112 | 144 | 117 | 258 | 428 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.79m | 8:55AM1.74m | 9:16PM1.74m | 9:41AM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.14m | 3:04PM0.18m | 3:34AM0.20m | 3:56PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 251 | 288 | 316 | 331 | 239 | 280 | 279 | 194 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 132 | 112 | 144 | 117 | 258 | 428 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 74 | 182 | 111 | 117 | 125 | 157 | 144 | 160 | 173 | 130 | 104 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 59 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 62 | — | — | 19 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 3 | SSE 9 | SSW 3 | SSE 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 186 | 220 | 142 | 1802 | 7 | 1315 | 4 | 1016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 166 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 239 | 232 | 239 | 232 |
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