Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
5
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
13
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
37
35
33
32
19
17
17
18
18
16
14
13
19
13
7
6
15
14
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:42PM1.51m
6:06AM1.44m
6:28PM1.55m
6:53AM1.50m
7:15PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.28m
12:12PM0.26m
00:44AM0.24m
12:57PM0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
14
12
11
11
13
16
17
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
10
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
10
7
6
8
11
10
9
9
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