Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.7
SSE
20
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SE
14
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
113
81
81
79
336
74
73
71
70
47
126
116
46
40
42
37
35
22
21
21
21
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:12AM1.70m
10:37PM1.72m
11:02AM1.66m
11:28PM1.66m
11:54AM1.63m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.12m
4:25PM0.19m
4:57AM0.18m
5:18PM0.27m
5:46AM0.26m
6:10PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
8
8
7
7
9
10
9
8
8
6
6
7
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
5
7
8
6
7
4
4
3
3
7
6
6
5
5
3
3
4
8
8
8
8
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