Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.5°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.2
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
157
153
116
116
110
87
79
60
58
44
32
32
32
31
18
44
86
61
42
35
24
14
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
WSW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
E
15
E
10
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
15
NNE
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09AM1.59m
3:36PM1.72m
4:07AM1.60m
4:32PM1.73m
5:03AM1.61m
5:28PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.11m
9:57PM0.11m
10:20AM0.09m
10:54PM0.11m
11:14AM0.09m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
11
11
11
9
8
8
7
11
13
13
13
9
9
8
8
9
11
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
4
7
8
7
9
6
6
5
4
9
10
9
10
5
4
3
3
6
8
9
7
8
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