Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
136
102
93
63
69
61
85
59
57
57
57
57
43
43
44
44
44
44
44
56
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
0
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:18PM1.64m
4:51AM1.55m
5:13PM1.63m
5:45AM1.59m
6:05PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.14m
10:38PM0.14m
11:04AM0.16m
11:32PM0.18m
11:57AM0.20m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
—
—
—
—
—
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
7:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:23
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:24
—
 mm
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
13
12
12
12
10
10
9
11
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Awatoto Rivermouth surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest