
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 75 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 27 | 40 | 46 | 151 | 131 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 46 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.70m | 10:20PM1.62m | 10:40AM1.64m | 11:06PM1.57m | 11:29AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.37m | 4:14PM0.37m | 4:33AM0.40m | 5:00PM0.40m | 5:19AM0.43m | 5:48PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
69 | 75 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 151 | 131 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 35 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 64 | 67 | 56 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
5 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 46 | 30 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 68 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | E 11 | S 18 | E 6 | SSW 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 42 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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