Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 10AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
30
43
42
29
29
33
39
42
43
37
50
48
48
46
101
99
99
98
95
92
86
83
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
S
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:03AM1.33m
3:28PM1.44m
3:53AM1.37m
4:16PM1.48m
4:42AM1.43m
5:06PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.37m
9:43PM0.32m
10:06AM0.32m
10:31PM0.29m
10:54AM0.28m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
8
11
11
10
9
7
8
6
10
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
-1
0
2
7
6
6
6
3
4
2
7
9
8
8
9
7
6
6
8
10
10
11
11
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