Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 9AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.1
E
13
0.6
E
4
0.8
NE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
N
3
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
3
9
26
13
8
5
4
4
3
0
0
0
3
5
5
0
6
6
4
1
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WSW
30
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
35
W
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:42AM1.80m
8:08PM1.74m
8:34AM1.86m
9:03PM1.75m
9:26AM1.88m
9:59PM1.73m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.21m
1:57PM0.19m
2:20AM0.18m
2:53PM0.16m
3:12AM0.15m
3:50PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
8
10
15
16
16
18
15
13
13
14
18
20
20
14
13
12
12
12
15
18
18
16
13
Feels °C
10
5
5
11
11
12
13
9
10
8
9
15
14
14
7
6
6
5
5
8
11
12
8
7
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