Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
278
284
291
286
286
247
245
173
151
153
169
208
251
268
281
251
250
304
475
433
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:14AM1.71m
7:36PM1.82m
8:06AM1.73m
8:26PM1.79m
8:55AM1.74m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.06m
1:57AM0.09m
2:12PM0.11m
2:46AM0.14m
3:04PM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
5
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
5
3
1
-1
-1
1
0
0
-1
-1
1
1
2
1
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