Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 10AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (15 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
!
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.6
NE
5
0.1
E
7
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.9
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
12
2
SE
12
2.1
SE
13
2.3
SE
12
4.5
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
5
2
14
1
0
0
13
1
2
157
0
711
824
1207
1401
1569
5020
1035
778
498
388
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
10
NE
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM1.73m
10:04PM1.62m
10:21AM1.68m
10:48PM1.57m
11:05AM1.62m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.40m
3:57PM0.39m
4:12AM0.43m
4:42PM0.40m
4:56AM0.44m
5:28PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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6:22
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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 mm
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3
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2
2
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
19
18
16
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
13
12
10
Feels °C
14
14
16
13
15
6
7
6
4
2
0
2
1
-1
0
0
0
1
3
4
7
6
6
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