Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
30
81
106
110
31
15
16
68
45
27
44
40
55
52
49
47
31
30
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
15
SSE
0
S
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
NNW
10
E
15
ENE
5
E
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:10PM1.72m
7:40AM1.73m
7:59PM1.71m
8:25AM1.75m
8:47PM1.69m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.16m
1:28AM0.20m
1:47PM0.22m
2:14AM0.25m
2:38PM0.27m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
9
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
9
10
9
7
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
7
9
10
10
12
10
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