Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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 Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.9
NE
5
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.5
NE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
38
37
35
34
32
32
36
17
17
17
15
16
14
13
13
11
8
4
17
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-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
11:27AM0.30m
11:58PM0.28m
12:12PM0.26m
00:44AM0.24m
12:57PM0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
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
14
16
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
16
13
11
11
11
13
16
17
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
14
12
10
11
11
11
12
13
15
13
12
8
7
5
8
10
10
9
8
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