Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
33
16
16
68
33
27
60
56
55
52
49
47
31
30
30
30
31
29
29
20
31
57
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
7:40AM1.73m
7:59PM1.71m
8:25AM1.75m
8:47PM1.69m
9:09AM1.74m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.20m
1:47PM0.22m
2:14AM0.25m
2:38PM0.27m
3:00AM0.31m
3:26PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
9
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
10
8
8
11
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
7
9
7
8
9
8
7
7
9
10
10
11
9
7
5
5
9
11
10
10
9
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