Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 247 | 247 | 210 | 173 | 116 | 125 | 169 | 180 | 234 | 281 | 354 | 302 | 327 | 304 | 1421 | 1098 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.82m | 8:06AM1.73m | 8:26PM1.79m | 8:55AM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.09m | 2:12PM0.11m | 2:46AM0.14m | 3:04PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 286 | 247 | 247 | 210 | 173 | 116 | 125 | 169 | 180 | 234 | 281 | 354 | 302 | 327 | 304 | 250 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 10 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 72 | 182 | 193 | 167 | — | 184 | 196 | 166 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 62 | — | — | 63 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 158 | 220 | 217 | 231 | 139 | 168 | 7 | 1532 | 1421 | 1098 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 170 | 174 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 227 | 167 | 4 | 0 |
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