Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is

12.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	149	146	116	113	90	82	105	98	96	71	69	65	45	39	25	25	26	26	25	13	18	19	18	19
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	E	ENE	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	ENE	ENE	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:41AM1.71m					3:11PM1.82m				3:41AM1.73m				4:09PM1.88m				4:41AM1.76m				5:09PM1.92m
Low Tide			8:53AM0.24m					9:34PM0.23m				9:55AM0.20m				10:33PM0.17m				10:56AM0.13m				11:32PM0.11m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	7	7	10	10	10	8	7	5	5	6	10	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	16	16	15	13	12
Feels °C	5	3	4	8	7	7	5	5	2	2	3	8	12	8	7	9	8	8	9	12	12	12	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	NE 5	ESE 10	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	149	146	116	113	90	82	105	98	96	71	69	65	45	39	25	25	26	26	25	13	10	19	6	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 17	S 10	S 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	E 10	ESE 10	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	5	5	4	4	4	3	132	119	110	106	71	68	6	2	1	6	6	3	4	8	18	3	18	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	S 16	—	—	E 16	E 15	E 14	E 14	ESE 7	E 13	E 12
kJ	126	112	106	92	86	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	5	—	—	5	4	4	4	5	13	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNW 3	NE 5	N 3	NNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	3	5	5	3	6	3	9	5	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	92	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	19	25	25	25	25	25	89	89	31	11	17
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5
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