Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
170
123
123
126
94
96
79
79
65
95
94
67
86
55
37
18
17
17
13
12
14
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM1.65m
11:43PM1.60m
12:09PM1.60m
00:30AM1.55m
1:01PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.34m
5:36PM0.38m
5:58AM0.39m
6:25PM0.42m
6:44AM0.43m
7:15PM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
10
12
12
10
10
9
8
8
8
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
4
6
6
9
8
7
9
8
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
6
4
4
6
13
15
12
10
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