Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
133
171
277
268
268
358
449
455
277
208
302
277
277
204
200
170
173
177
173
253
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
0
SE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:34AM1.57m
9:59PM1.63m
10:17AM1.61m
10:46PM1.64m
11:05AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.27m
4:14AM0.25m
4:33PM0.28m
5:00AM0.26m
5:24PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
6
9
7
6
5
4
4
3
4
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
9
10
9
7
Feels °C
1
3
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
5
6
7
4
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