Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is

12.8° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	778	678	561	471	416	341	334	277	232	227	193	181	149	146	119	116	116	84	96	98	94	68	65	46
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	E	ENE	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	1:17PM1.68m				1:44AM1.68m				2:14PM1.75m				2:41AM1.71m					3:11PM1.82m				3:41AM1.73m
Low Tide			7:34PM0.32m				7:55AM0.27m				8:34PM0.28m				8:53AM0.24m					9:34PM0.23m				9:55AM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—
	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	9	7	7	7	7	9	10	9	8	6	5	4	5	10
Feels °C	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	6	6	6	6	4	3	3	3	7	7	6	5	3	2	1	2	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	778	678	561	471	416	341	334	277	232	227	193	181	149	146	119	116	116	84	96	98	94	68	65	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	93	52	46	43	23	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	132	116	110	104	71	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	S 20	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	S 16	S 9	S 9	S 14	S 13	S 6	S 7	—	—	—	—	S 18	SSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	47	20	20	32	19	18	31	—	127	16	15	106	92	19	21	—	—	—	—	6	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	—	S 7	—	S 7	—	S 6	—	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	470	418	221	156	130	—	59	—	70	—	52	—	30	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	175	167	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	17	0	0	0	0	0	2
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Rating (10 max)			3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2
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