Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 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 (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (27 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 27							Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 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	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 18	SSE 18	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	79	123	78	78	78	154	151	96	95	92	90	90	89	61	62	61	30	29	28	28	31	126	14
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	SSW	WSW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	E	ESE	E	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		6:31AM1.51m				6:55PM1.60m					7:21AM1.60m				7:44PM1.66m				8:10AM1.68m				8:33PM1.70m
Low Tide				12:41PM0.24m					1:10AM0.23m				1:29PM0.21m				1:58AM0.21m				2:19PM0.20m


	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	19	19	17	11	7	7	6	7	12	15	16	14	12	12	12	12	13	14	13	12	11
Feels °C	10	13	15	12	14	4	2	4	3	2	6	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	9	10	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 18	SSE 18
kJ	79	123	78	78	78	154	151	96	95	92	90	90	89	61	62	61	30	29	28	28	28	126	106
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NNE 4	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 15	—	S 17	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 18	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	2	1	42	41	42	—	6	18	19	26	27	16	27	29	6	6	5	2	5	5	31	28	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	S 11	NNE 4	NE 4	S 10	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 12	—	—	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	SSE 6	—	SSE 5
kJ	10	58	1	1	31	—	—	5	5	4	4	11	—	—	13	4	4	18	19	21	3	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNW 3	N 4	NNW 3	NNW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	W 3	—	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	10	3	3	6	3	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Tutaekuri River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Waipatiki Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Tutaekuri River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	3	3	1	1
Distance (km)	2	8	17	23	2	4	8	0	0	0	17	17	40	0	0	2	23	17	19	37	93	17	17
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River)	Stingray Bay	Napier - The Reef	Waimarama	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Taits Beach (Waikari River)	Aropaonui	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Ocean Beach	Cray Bay	Stingray Bay	Waimarama		Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	1	3		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Humenga Point Wairarapa	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	7	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	7	6	9

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