Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 9AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
20
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
12
3
10
6
8
9
6
2
3
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
15
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
N
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:26AM1.69m
7:45PM1.64m
8:12AM1.73m
8:32PM1.65m
8:56AM1.74m
9:18PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.28m
1:36PM0.28m
1:59AM0.33m
2:24PM0.32m
2:44AM0.37m
3:11PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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Temp °C
12
12
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
17
19
22
20
19
16
15
14
20
24
23
22
19
Feels °C
10
10
15
14
13
14
14
13
12
11
16
16
21
20
18
14
14
12
19
19
19
19
16
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