Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.4°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
39
37
35
31
2
11
11
8
5
11
10
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
N
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
25
SW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
off
High Tide
9:54AM1.71m
10:25PM1.66m
10:45AM1.72m
11:17PM1.65m
11:41AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.21m
4:15PM0.23m
4:37AM0.22m
5:08PM0.23m
5:29AM0.21m
6:04PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
12
17
18
17
15
14
15
16
16
18
19
16
14
13
11
11
12
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
7
4
8
14
14
14
11
11
11
12
11
12
15
11
8
7
5
6
7
13
14
11
10
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