Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 300 | 282 | 255 | 211 | 170 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 107 | 96 | 96 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 118 | 90 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.65m | 11:17AM1.65m | 11:43PM1.60m | 12:09PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.32m | 5:10AM0.34m | 5:36PM0.38m | 5:58AM0.39m | 6:25PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 335 | 300 | 282 | 255 | 211 | 170 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 107 | 96 | 96 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 90 | 90 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 47 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | ESE 10 | — | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 112 | 29 | 7 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 258 | 118 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1276 | 709 | — | — | 758 | 1018 | 382 | 476 | 488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 89 | 23 | 0 |
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