Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 4PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 138 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 175 | 178 | 280 | 255 | 264 | 204 | 2 | 2 | 207 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39AM1.57m | 8:00PM1.64m | 8:24AM1.63m | 8:47PM1.67m | 9:08AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.22m | 2:15AM0.21m | 2:32PM0.22m | 3:00AM0.21m | 3:23PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 138 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 175 | 178 | 280 | 255 | 264 | 204 | 176 | 178 | 207 | 174 | 170 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 42 | 37 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 10 | E 8 | — | SSE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
5 | — | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | 23 | 14 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 235 | 19 | 98 | 170 | 17 | 100 | 93 | 19 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
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