Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is

12.6° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 3PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	E 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	25	13	18	19	18	19	28	26	25	24	24	23	37	20	34	35	45	116	221	300	399	380	487	469
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NE	N	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				5:09PM1.92m				5:40AM1.77m					6:09PM1.94m				6:39AM1.77m				7:06PM1.94m
Low Tide		10:56AM0.13m				11:32PM0.11m				11:54AM0.06m					00:31AM0.07m				12:48PM0.02m				1:29AM0.04m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	17	15	14	12	11	11	11	15	17	16	14	12	11	12	13	17	18	15	12	12	11	10
Feels °C	9	12	13	11	11	9	7	8	8	13	14	14	11	9	8	10	10	14	15	12	7	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	E 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	25	4	5	8	6	19	28	26	25	24	24	23	37	20	34	35	45	116	221	300	399	380	487	469
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 10	E 10	ESE 13	S 18	N 4	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	4	13	18	19	18	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	34	18	17	17	32	6	1	—	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 21	S 21	S 19	NE 4	NE 4	S 19	S 18	E 10	S 8	NE 10	S 17	—	SSW 16	—	SSW 16
kJ	19	8	4	3	13	12	2	2	1	9	9	7	1	1	7	6	8	1	4	6	—	25	—	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	N 4	NNW 3	—	SW 4	—	SW 5	SW 5
kJ	5	—	3	3	4	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	3	—	11	—	9	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	19	89	89	31	17	17	17	17	17	17	23	23	0	17	2	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	1	3	5	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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